...I won the 2017 North Carolina Chess Championship, and have placed as highly as 29th in the US Open. I teach students at all skill levels, but thrive when teaching students that are passionate about improving rapidly! My teaching style revolves around positional understanding and developing training plans. (read more)
I have degrees in Biology, Information Technology, Data Communications and 30+ years of Computer training and experience. I have previously taught undergraduate classes at the University of Phoenix (Charlotte campus) in UNIX, Networking, and JAVA. Expertise in C/C++, SQL, LINUX, UNIX, JAVA, HTML (... (read more)
...My expertise includes recognizing and reproducing melodic phrases, identifying time signatures, and distinguishing chord types, progressions, and inversions by ear. I am skilled at identifying different instruments and voices, recognizing tone quality, and understanding articulations. My advanced ear training techniques make my lessons highly effective for students at all levels. (read more)
...I have worked with students in small groups of 2-5 as well as one-on-one settings. When tutoring, my main goal is for the student to come out of each lesson feeling comfortable enough to approach the concepts on their own. I also focus on keeping the lesson engaging so that the student will also be motivated to learn. (read more)
My name is Geena and I am a French teacher. I have been speaking the language since elementary school and began teaching French over ten years ago. I have a conversational teaching style but also include the important structural elements that allow a student to learn quickly and efficiently. (read more)