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Piano with Kevin S.

Oakland, California

Teaches online
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate
Age: 5+
Teaching since 2012
M.A. in Music Composition

    About Kevin S.

    Kevin Schwenkler began his study of music on the piano at the age of 8, followed by clarinet and voice in his early adolescence. He has classical, jazz, folk, and pop training on these instruments. Kevin holds a B.A. from Hampshire College, where he studied music- primarily classical singing- and mathematics. During his undergrad, he began to seek and employ a musical pedagogy combining stimulating, consistent practice and the simple joy of living musically. Kevin also holds an M.A. in music composition from Mills College, where he continually concerned himself with pedagogy through his position as a musicianship teaching assistant.

    Instructor details

    Location:
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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    11 AM-9 PM
    Wednesday
    11 AM-9 PM
    Thursday
    2 PM-7 PM
    Sunday
    11 AM-6 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $42
    60 minutes
    $74
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    Experience

    Teaching Assistantship, Music Informatics

    Sep, 2012 - Dec, 2012

    Hampshire College

    As part of my senior thesis project, I TAed a course in music informatics. This involved working with students on topics including acoustics, Fourier analysis, electronic and computer music practices, and simple coding theory.

    Musicianship Teaching Assistant

    Sep, 2016 - Dec, 2017

    Mills College

    I worked as a TA in the Mills College music department, instructing the highest level of the musicianship course series (Fall 2016, 2017).

    Tutoring

    Jun, 2016 - Aug, 2016

    Mills College Upward Bound

    Upward Bound at Mills College in Oakland, CA I was employed as a tutor/TA at the Mills College Upward Bound program. I tutored low-income high school students in algebra and geometry (Summer 2016).

    Tutoring

    Sep, 2013 - Jun, 2014

    Upward Bound

    Upward Bound at David Douglas High School, Portland OR I was employed as a tutor at the Upward Bound program at David Douglas High School in Portland, OR. I tutored low-income high schoolers of varying levels, from pre-algebra to AP Calculus (Fall 2013-Spring 2014).

    Education

    B.A. in Music, Mathematics, Physics

    Sep, 2009 - May, 2013

    Hampshire College

    M.A. in Music Composition

    Jan, 2016 - Dec, 2017

    Mills College

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