I remember when I would be sitting at home with my homework and either not remembering or not understanding what the teacher said. There were a lot of reasons why I may not have been all there when listening in class. I was young and times were strange in high school for everyone, so it wasn’t always easy to stay on top of every class. When I speak to my students now I like to show them that I know what it’s like to be a kid and that I understand it’s not always fun to get through things like math, but I am there to help.

My favorite subject was band and any kind of art. I really liked my ceramics class in high school and I was in band for all of grade school. I was always bad with English class, though. I could never get interested in the books they made us read,  and grammar rules were so confusing to me.

Whenever I learn something I try to visualize all the steps to getting there and all the things I needed to know beforehand to get there. Not all students need to do this to learn, but it has always helped me and, luckily, this also really helps me as a tutor. Because I have taken care to see all steps leading up to a concept, I can help someone else understand it no matter how far they’ve gotten in their understanding. Usually, I just have to fill in a few gaps, but, if needed, I can start from the very beginning and show them the elegant structure math is made out of.

I’m a freelance tutor for anyone that needs me. I started out going to people’s houses or meeting them at coffee shops, but I do more online tutoring now.

 When I’m not doing math, I’m usually recording, mixing, mastering, or producing music. I make electronic music and work with other artists to record their music.