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Age: 1-99
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Teaching since 2005
Saxophone and Jazz Studies
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Hello! My name is Gwen and I am here to help you gain confidence in your English skills! I’m from Washington state, USA and I studied at the University of Washington. I have experience teaching adult ESL speakers as well as young adults and elementary age students. I taught ESL classes and private lessons for 3 years while overseas in Italy. I worked as an instructor at the Inlingua studio in Brescia, Italy as well as a TOEFL prep instructor, and an ESL teacher at the International School of Brescia. I enjoy teaching and also have a background in music. I also teach saxophone, flute, and clarinet lessons. I speak Italian which I had to learn as an adult so I understand the difficulty of learning a second language! Currently, I am in the process of teaching my own children Italian as a second language.
Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
SE 186th pl Renton,WA
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
10 AM-11:30 AM
6 PM-8 PM
Wednesday
10 AM-11:30 AM
7 PM-8 PM
Thursday
10 AM-11:30 AM
4:30 PM-8:30 PM
Friday
10 AM-11:30 AM
4:30 PM-7:30 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
45 minutes
$38
60 minutes
$50
About Gwendolyn B.
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I currently teach private lessons in saxophone, flute, clarinet, and piano and have experience working with individuals as well as small groups. In 2007, I received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance from the University of Washington where I studied jazz and classical saxophone. For the past 15 years, I have been performing with many professional groups, ranging in styles from big band jazz, classical, samba, funk, to gospel and blues.
As a private instructor, I genuinely encourage efficient practice, solid technique and good tone quality, as well as an appreciation for music. I also incorporate the study of music theory and the study of music fundamentals in my lessons. I have experience teaching the genres of classical, jazz, modern, folk, and pop music and hope to extend the joy of learning music to my students. Over the past ten years I have been able to help my students grow and gain confidence, which brings on-going fulfillment to their musical experience.
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4 Reviews
Ramesh Ramaiah
Student's home
Gwen was understood that this is my first lesson and gave me full support and she was excellent. I am happy that I found a good teacher.
Posted Dec 19, 2019
Ardeshir
Student's home
Gwen was a wonderful instructor. She was so knowledgable about both music theory and saxophone skills. I would totally recommend her.
Posted Aug 8, 2018
Carl Silverberg
Student's home
Very friendly and extremely helpful I’m really looking forward to my next lesson. I love how she jumped right in and got me playing.
Posted Jul 30, 2018
Experience
private instructor in saxophone, flute, clarinet
May, 2005 - Presentself
Education
Saxophone and Jazz Studies
Apr, 2000 - Jun, 2007University of Washington School of Music
Languages
Italian
Professional Proficiency
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Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
SE 186th pl Renton,WA
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
10 AM-11:30 AM
6 PM-8 PM
Wednesday
10 AM-11:30 AM
7 PM-8 PM
Thursday
10 AM-11:30 AM
4:30 PM-8:30 PM
Friday
10 AM-11:30 AM
4:30 PM-7:30 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
45 minutes
$38
60 minutes
$50
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