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Andrea T.
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Awarded Golden Apple from Albermarle County Schools -
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced -
Teaching since 1998
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My mother was a gourmet cook. I have learned to modify recipes to take into consideration food sensitivities and other health needs. Healthy foods can taste good and do not need to take hours. I love to share simple strategies and tips and tricks to keep you on your healthy eating plan. I can accommodate all types of dietary restrictions.
I know how to make cooking fun and easy. I can provide you with lots of little tricks to make this an enjoyable activity in your home. You will save money and feel so much better.
About Andrea
Hi Friends, I am Andrea, a mother, a grandmother, a yoga teacher, a HearthMath Certified Trainer, and Trauma-Certified Clinical Coach, a certified integrative medicine health coach, and a chef. I was a TV news reporter in the 80s. As I covered more environmental disasters, I became concerned about
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Eric J.
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Speaks Spanish, English -
Awarded Endorsed Artist from Elixir Guitar Strings -
Bachelor's of Music from New York University
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I have been playing guitar since I was 8 years old, teaching guitar since I was 16 and through takelessons since 2013. My method is step-by-step and easy and to understand. I want to help you to become a great guitarist!
• Lead & Rhythm Guitar / Traditional and Modern Blues
• Chord voicing: triads, four note open/closed chord voicing, chord melodies, comping, strumming,
fingerstyle, standard grooves in various styles
• Step-by-step approach to soloing/improvisation:
major & minor scales & modes & arpeggios, blues/pentatonic scales and "licks". Phrasing & line
development over simple - sophisticated harmonic changes
• Alternate/sweep & tremolo picking, hybrid picking, slide guitar, hammer on/pull offs
About Eric
A great teacher can change a student's life. I give my students 110% and take pride in my students growth and accomplishments. As of Dec. 1st I will be resuming in-studio, in-person lessons Williamsburg. Since I began working with takelessons in 2013 I've worked with students both online and in-
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Shannon S.
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Speaks Spanish, English -
BA-Performance from Univ of MO-KC, Winona State Univ -
Awarded Vivian Menees Nelson Music Award winner from Vivian Menees Nelson Foundation
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Coach and trainer. competitive to general health. overall health, nutrition, fitness to improve longevity, tone, definition, strength, balance, flexibility. improve quality of life and lifestyle change.
All levels, child through adult; young to elderly; experienced with arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, obesity, and other mobility and health issues.
Certifications: ISSA Personal Trainer, NDETA Group Trainer, CPR-Pro, 1st Aid, Emergency Oxygen.
Affiliations: USATriathlon, LCT, BAM, HRTC.
10 Years competitive triathlon/Duathlon experience.
About Shannon
AFFILIATIONS: Music: AAUP, AFM, ASOL/LAO, CMS, HFC, NFA, IDRS, ICS, NASA. Fitness: ISSA, NDETA, ASHI, USAT, LCT, BAM, HRTC. -------------- MUSIC (see fitness below): Shannon has numerous years experience teaching all skill levels on woodwinds, and beginning-intermediate piano & classical stri
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Daniel F.
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Speaks Hebrew -
Teaches Elementary, Middle School, High School, College -
Aerospace Engineering from UCLA
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Basic Engineering Courses
About Daniel
I'm a graduate of UCLA School of Engineering with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering. I have a passion for explaining how the physical world works through math and physics along with 11 years of tutoring experience in those subjects, test prep, and mentorship programs. The teaching strategy I believe i
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Colin S.
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Speaks Japanese, English -
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley -
Teaches Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
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I am a bioengineer and researcher so cell biology is the science I engage in every day. Sure, biology can be challenging, with its mountains of new vocabulary words and its propensity for delving deep into the minutiae of biological processes, but it is all so worth it - this is the study of life! Working with me, you will learn the best and most efficient way for memorizing and understanding all of the many intricacies of cell biology.
About Colin
Hello there! My name is Colin, and I have seven years of experience tutoring math and science. I am a PhD student in the UC Berkeley-UC San Francisco joint bioengineering program. My strong background in STEM qualifies me to tutor math and science up through lower-division college courses. Aside fro
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Aliaksandra P.
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Speaks Italian, French, English, Russian, Belarusian -
Modern Foreign Languages (French, English, Italian) from Minsk State Linguistic University (Republic of Belarus) -
Teaching since 2001
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I am a native speaker and I am eager to help you with learning this beautiful language.
About Aliaksandra
Hi, there! My name is Aliaksandra and I can't wait to meet you! I've been teaching private lessons since 2001 and have loved helping my students communicate in the language they want, make new foreign friends, and travel and study abroad. I went to Minsk State Linguistic University (Republic of Bela
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