Online Tutoring in Roseville CA

Online Tutoring in Roseville CAThe new business of tutoring Roseville CA in tandem with online tutoring has taken the world by storm. This is the first venture of its kind and it has set a huge trend. Most of the parents are delighted to find that the bright minds of their children have become bolder and are capable of improvising well, especially in exams.Before, tutors would help the pupil's teachers with all sorts of challenges that the exams can throw at them. In fact, tutors had never really help to any extent. These days, they assist the students by getting their scores up and are even putting up the answer sheets for their examination. This means, tutors are actually helping in the grading process.English language schools in Roseville CA are very much keen on improving the test results and have come up with a unique idea to help the students. The first step in the process is giving a list of questions to the parents so that they can help their children prepare well.This is fol lowed by an online tutoring session, which lasts for about half an hour. During this session, tutors sit with the parents and talk to them about the class. They ensure that the students understand the idea in detail. The parents also get to see how well the students understand the concepts.This form of learning is quite the sensation in the eyes of parents as they are getting their grades and grade rates tested. The session is very much informal and is very much expected. Parents find it very necessary to be at the forefront of the class. In fact, most parents feel that having good grades reflects very well on their child and most especially for the future.Tutoring is taking off and it is not surprising to see the number of tutors increasing. There are other online tutoring companies who help students in more advanced level. If you want your child to excel in his/her examinations then online tutoring is the best choice for you.However, if you feel that online tutoring is not suitabl e for your child, you can still take the help of tutors in Roseville CA. You just need to look around and book with those who offer online tutoring. You can also request from the tutors directly.

Peter Matthew Bauer of The Walkmen Talks Living Room Shows and Liberation!

Peter Matthew Bauer of The Walkmen Talks Living Room Shows and Liberation! Megan L. Growing up on indie rock, The Walkmen were among my favorite bands in high school and college. Though they are now on extreme hiatus, members of the band continue to make great music that I can love as an adult too. The bands bassist Peter Matthew Bauer embarked on a solo career with his 2014 album Liberation!, an album that pairs spiritual themes and literary references with catchy rock hooks and psychedelic vibes. I got the chance to talk with Bauer about his musical background, his solo career, and his favorite Latin American authors. TL: How did you get into playing music? PMB: I started taking guitar lessons when I was a kid from a guy in Washington DC who was sort of the local guitar teacher of choice. I did that for a couple years. I had a friend who was an older kid who had a band, so I wanted to be like them. And now youre a guy who a lot of people would want to be like, with your time in The Walkmen and your incredible solo record.  Whats it been like for you getting out on your own and writing songs? Its a lot of fun. Its great! Its a little lonely I guess. Its a lot more on you when its your own name and youre doing everything. That makes it fun. One of the things I really love about your record is how you incorporate some Eastern sounds in your music, a little reminiscent of George Harrison and the Beatles but theres also something really modern and cool about how youve done it. Did you have a kind of guiding philosophy around how you used those elements? I was writing these songs about how I grew up, so I thought if I could figure out ways to use slightly Indian sounding things in a couple spots, without it sounding kinda hacky, it would be fun, sort of funny. I had a harmonium laying around the house and I liked the sound of it, and that was the idea. Theres not that much of it that was meant to be Indian, its just sort of stuff I had. Yeah, its a really light touch with that instrumentation but its really cool. One of my favorite songs on the record is Latin American Ficciones. Is that a reference to any specific author? Yeah, its a reference to Jorge Luis Borges, and Roberto Bolaño also. I think I  just changed it to Ficciones because  I had a bad mix of it when it was called Latin American Fiction. [Laughs]. Its a dumb joke. Its sort of a song from when I was figuring out how to sing and what I was going to sing about, and I think both of those writers have meant a lot to me in terms of how strong their voices are. As much as people think of them, Borges especially, with intricate plots and being this erudite fella, really hes bluffing his way through the whole thing and its just his personality. Its himself coming through whatever hes talking about that he thinks is interesting. He could write a movie review and youd know who it is. I think thats the sign of a really great writer or artist or whatever. They can be doing anything and you can tell its that person. And I think its also very anti-psychological too, which I think is nice. Its not like hes whining or self-referential, which I think is a happy way to be. In songwriting, a lot of people think its about trying to exorcise these psychological problems or something like that, and I dont think thats the case. Even maybe people who think thats what theyre doing arent necessarily doing that, because that  isnt really whats universal. So it sounds like for you songwriting is more about the experience and finding a way to transmit something universal. A lot of the songs also reference spirituality, from Hinduism to Scientology. Where does that theme come from for you? I guess its just how I grew up and what I think about. Its not that popular of a theme in rock music, which is weird because its a pretty big chunk of life, to reckon with that sort of thing seriously, or not seriously, or somehow. Its what I think about and talk about and read about, so I thought Id write songs about it. It seemed more where Im coming from than writing songs about anything else. What was it like for you growing up? My father and mother were both very heavy into meditation and spirituality, so I was kind of dragged around as a kid to different ashrams and things  like that. So I thought if youre gonna write a solo record with your name on it, and its your first one, it should be about where youre coming from, that seems to be what people do. Thats where I was coming from, so I figured I would find my own take on that and figure out what all that meant to me. Do you feel now after writing those songs like you have a better grasp on what all that experience meant? Yeah, a little bit. I think it helps to kind of process something in a song, to process the experience in a way that you wouldnt otherwise. Its much less of a psychological thing and more just the experiences coming across in music, which I think is something that the musical form can do that maybe other forms cant do as well. So I see youve done entire tours of living room shows, playing in peoples homes. How have you enjoyed that as compared to the club circuit, and how did the living  room tours come about? Well, it came about because its a smart way of doing things when youre by yourself. Its either that or you hire five of your friends and drag them around and lose a lot of money. Or you can kind of go out on your own and meet people and have these shows. You come to realize if youre going to be playing for 50, 100, 200 people, you really dont need a drumset to get your point across. It kind of ends up being a little off-putting to be playing with a huge band in a small room. It can be fun on certain nights but if youre just trying to get yourself over to people its not that great. I actually prefer it a lot now that Ive done it, to the alternative. Its a small group of people and you meet everybody, and I think they have a better experience than if they went to a rock club which can be very standoffish. Yeah, theres a kind of intimacy in a house show that you dont get at another venue. Yes, its a different thing. I think its something people will start doing more of. Theres starting to be a little network of it across the country, which is great. It feels fresher, youre not going to the same place that 500 other people just went through. You get to blaze your own trail. It takes a little more for everyone to be there, so everyone involved has more intention than just a Friday at the local indie rock place. I like it a lot better. So  you have a performance coming up at KAABOO and some other tour dates as well. Whats next for you? I just moved to Los Angeles so Im trying to figure out what the hell to do with my life. [Laughs]. Yeah, so Ive got to figure that out and from there Ill see what happens next. Im going to put a more LA based band together, or something like that I think, just to start playing with locally and work with some folks out here. And just trying to enjoy California. It seems pretty damn great. Keep up with Peter on Facebook and Twitter, and dont miss him when he performs in your town! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher

Healthier, Wealthier, Wiser Making New Years Resolutions in English

Healthier, Wealthier, Wiser Making New Years Resolutions in English With the start of a new year, people make resolutions. These are intentions to do something new or to change old ways or habits in the year ahead. You, for example, might resolve to learn English this year!What are your resolutions for 2011? Let’s learn some vocabulary.Personal lifeI resolve to…..Take up a hobby or a pastime.Learn something new and explore a fresh talent.Engage in foreign travel.Catch up with old friends.Quit bad habits like smoking or excessive drinking.Battle the bulge (lose weight).Get in control of finances, reduce spending and get out of debt.Read more books and broaden my general knowledge.Be more environmentally conscious and recycle.Professional LifeI resolve to….Embark on further education to develop my job prospects.Do some voluntary work in my community.Stop procrastinating (putting off) and to take my career goals more seriously.Explore the job market and find more challenging work.As we learn vocabulary on making resolutions lets listen to a news r eport  on this very issue. See if you can answer the questions below:When does the report say is the right time to start our new years resolutions?How many adults in the UK have vowed to be fitter, thinner, healthier or wealthier at the start of the new year?What body carried out the study?How many people will have given up on their resolutions within a week?What percentage of people sticks to new years resolutions for the entire year?What is the most difficult promise to keep?What is the most popular new years resolution according to the study?What percentage of people made a resolution to save money last year?How did you get on? Feel free to send us your answers and email us any questions you might have on the class.

Do you have a question about teaching overseas

Do you have a question about teaching overseas We’re very excited to announce that on Thursday, November 13, from 8 - 9 pm GMT, we’ll be holding a live Q&A on Twitter with our Placement Coordinator, Alexandra Capistrano. She’ll be taking over the @teachaway Twitter account for 1 hour.Alexandra has been working as a Placement Coordinator with Teach Away for just over a year. Before that, she was teaching abroad herself at a conversation school in Okayama, Japan, and was an Assistant Language Teacher at a private high school in Matsuyama, Japan. She loves to travel and has been to the UK, Ireland, Spain, Greece, Italy, France, Morocco, South Korea, and the Philippines. As one of our Placement Coordinators, she is currently working with private schools in Abu Dhabi, Macau, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan. When she’s not finding the best candidates for teaching positions overseas, she’s either assuming her duties as the resident Teach Away DJ or sharing cute dog photos with the office.Our Twitter Q&A will be your chance to ask Alexandra anything to do with teaching overseas in one of the countries she focuses on, or about her own personal teaching experience.To participate, all you have to do is tweet us your question by including the hashtag #askteachaway. Alexandra will retweet the question before she tweets her answer, that way everyone can follow the Q&A.If you’re not on Twitter, click here to sign up. Once you’ve signed up, or if you already are, just follow @teachaway.

Cool Companies Only the Internet can Provide

Cool Companies Only the Internet can Provide Photo credit: engadget.com  3. The Fun Theory Volkswagen started this thing called The Fun Theory. Basically it’s a group of people that go around trying to figure out how to make usually boring tasks fun. There website phrase is: This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behavior for the better. So far they have created Piano Staircase, Bottle Bank Arcade Machine, and many more. They actually make me want to take the stairs instead of the escalator. Photo credit: Keenfootwear.com 4. Fred and Friends By far Fred and Friends is my new favorite company. I would describe what Fred and Friends is but it’s kind of unclear. Basically the only way I can put this is: Fred and Friends makes really cool, interesting, and unexpected products. For example they make Cool Beans Ice Tray, Duck Duck Drink, and Stick Em’ Up Phone Stand. Basically, you will just need to check out this website on your own. I’m sure you’ll find some cool stuff. Photo credit: Fred and Friends Website Okay that list was kind of all over the place I admit. But overall when boredom strikes, the Internet never fails to provide some kind of entertainment.

Merry Christmas And Happy New Year 2016

Merry Christmas And Happy New Year 2016 Merry Christmas, tutors, students, parents, and friends of TutorZ! Its been a great year! Thank you so much for being a part of our team, for all your support and love throughout 2015! We hope you will stay with us for a long time ?? We  hope Santa will give the perfect gifts  to each of you. Something youve always wanted,  something for which you have secretly craved. May all your  wishes for 2016 come true! If we can help you to reach your education goals, come back in 2016 to get more tutoring help at TutorZ. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from TutorZ.com!

?? How To Encourage Your Children To Practise The Piano

?? How To Encourage Your Children To Practise The Piano How To Encourage Your Children To Practise The Piano How to encourage your children to practise the pianoOne of a parent’s responsibilities is to encourage children to do things they don’t want to do. Sometimes piano practice is one of those things. If your child tends to avoid piano practice, coming up with ever-imaginative excuses, and you’re looking for ways to encourage and motivate them, you’ve come to the right place.We’ve put together a few tips to help you encourage your child to practice the piano!-Set up a reward system-Avoid rigid times for practice-Finding the right piano tutor for your child-Turn your living room into a concert hall-Share your love of music-Ask your child to teach you something Set up a reward system There’s a lot of psychological study behind setting up rewards systems - psychologists call it operant conditioning. B.F. Skinner, the psychologist behind positive reinforcement, found in his experiments that when a reward is given for an action it is more likely to be repeated.Putting that into practice means setting up a reward system to make sure when they have completed the action you wanted them to (i.e. practising the piano), that action is positively reinforced!Sitting down and talking through a possible reward system with your child could be a way of beating the practising battle. Your child has had their opportunity to talk through what would make them more likely to stick to their practice and what can often stop them from doing it. It shows your child that you value their opinion and you were willing to hear their side of the story. It’s important to remember that there are likely to be times where even the promise of a reward isn’t enough, and that’s okay. It’s important to stick with it, but a little empathy on your part will go a long way!Avoid rigid times for practiceSo the deal is piano practice is twice a week for an hour, on Mondays and Thursdays? Any deviation from that means they aren’t going to practise right? Not necessarily, there’s nothing stopping practice being spread across the week on the days that make the most sense. That way you’re taking into account busier or quieter weeks, time with family and friends (equally important for their wellbeing) and working flexibly around your child's mood. There seems to be little point in enforcing rigid practising times when your child isn’t going to get the most out of the practice session.Even as an adult, it’s often difficult to find the willpower to stick to the activities we know will benefit us. Have you ever skipped out on a gym session because you’re too tired or not in the mood? Many workplaces understand this, with some implementing ‘flex i-time’, where workers can spread their hours across the week in order to work when they are most productive! This is where you refer back to the reward system and agree on the amount of practice time across the week that you as a team think is beneficial. It’s worth talking through what needs to be worked on during those hours and how that time is best divided. This week sight reading might be more important, but next week it’s all about learning a new song. Finding the right piano tutor for your childFinding the right piano tutor for your child is arguably the most important way you can encourage your child to engage with and commit to their piano practice. The relationship between student and tutor is incredibly important - it can mean the difference between your child looking forward to practice, or frustration at practice and disinterest during their lessons. It’s important that the piano teacher adapts the lessons to reflect your child’s learning style and has a good rapport with your child. It’s important that the role piano tutors play is more than just teaching scales - they must be a musician that your child can look up to!Equally, make sure you have a good relationship with the tutor - on the same page about how much practice is necessary, how quickly they should be progressing, and your child’s strengths and weaknesses when it comes to playing the piano. Turn your living room into a concert hallForget the Sydney Opera house, the Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Arena. Grab the popcorn, your best glittery light-up headbands and prepare to turn your living room into your very own concert hall!Convincing their children to practise the piano can be a parent’s greatest struggle - especially after a long day at school when they’re tired or hungry or snowed under with maths worksheets.How can you tell them they should spend an hour practising the piano when it’s stacked against all of those other pressing tasks? Making their debut on the living room stage as part of a fun-filled family evening will mean you’ve given them a purpose to practise beyond their next lesson, and with you as their audience, their first experience of performing in front of other people will be a positive one. Twin that with lots of praise and some singing and dancing, and piano practice will become a relaxing occasion not a gruelling battle between parent and child - and you’ll really feel involved in the whole experienc e! Sharing your love of musicPassion is really contagious. When two people share excitement for a particular thing it can be a real bonding experience - and you’re more likely to repeat the action! Sharing your favourite pieces of music with your children and really showing passion and enthusiasm for it is a sure fire way to keep up the momentum.Talk about the way your favourite songs make you feel, why they make you feel that way, what you love about that particular piece of music or song how that composer or artist managed to create that feeling. Then it’s their turn - ask them about their favourite song or piece of music. It could be a piece that they have been learning to play or it could be one they heard on the radio. It will really challenge your children to question music and think about music more deeply. It will engage their critical thinking!Having these conversations with your child will help you get to grips with their music preferences. You’re showing a genuine inter est in their opinions, something that children aged 4 or 14 can really get onboard with. Ask your child to teach you somethingIt’s time to get hands on!How better to get involved in your children’s experience than learning the piano with them? Ask your child to teach you a piece of music, or the new notes or chords they learnt this week. You can see first-hand how challenging but rewarding the experience of learning the piano can be - you might even want to take up some piano lessons yourselfIf you are trying to encourage your child to practice for upcoming grade exams, you can find our guide to everything you need to know about the ABRSM exams here