...For my capstone, I wrote a 5 minute piece for vocals, bassoon, oboe, and viola. The previous year for a composition seminar, I wrote a piano piece played in RPI's EMPAC concert hall by a professional pianist. I studied composition at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and I took a course called Songwriting Workshop where I wrote 10 songs with lyrics in 15 weeks. (read more)
...For example, I will ask how the student performs on test. During the sessions, I will notice areas to improve, such as does the student have difficulties with performing operations with fractions. Also, I discuss test taking strategies to assist the student in improving test grades. (read more)