Music Theory Tutors 2018-2019
Please note: Tutors are available during the regular US school year, Sept. 1 - May 15. Sorry, we do not provide tutoring during the summer months.
All availability times listed below are given in Eastern Time.
All availability times listed below are given in Eastern Time.
Andrew Blake
Skype name: tromboneamb63
Email: ablake25@kent.edu
Institutional Affiliation: Kent State University
Areas of specialty: Fundamentals, Harmonic Analysis and Dictation (Baroque through Romantic), Post-Tonal Theory, Counterpoint
Primary textbooks: Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis (Clendinning/Marvin), Tonal Harmony (Kostka/ Payne/ Almén), Music for Sight-Singing (Ottman/ Rogers), Counterpoint in Composition (Salzer/Schachter), The Complete Musician (Laitz), Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory (Straus) Year: Graduate- First year Availability: Sundays 6-8PM EST
Andrew Blake is a first-year graduate student at Kent State University, currently pursuing an MA in Music Theory. He is a graduate assistant for the KSU Theory department, currently teaching Rudiments of Music. Andrew previously studied at Wright State University, where he earned a BM in Performance and a BS in Computer Science. While at WSU, he worked as a tutor for first- and second-year theory and aural skills students. Andrew's research interests include theory pedagogy and computer-aided music analysis. He is here to help with music theory at any level of undergraduate curricula.
Email: ablake25@kent.edu
Institutional Affiliation: Kent State University
Areas of specialty: Fundamentals, Harmonic Analysis and Dictation (Baroque through Romantic), Post-Tonal Theory, Counterpoint
Primary textbooks: Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis (Clendinning/Marvin), Tonal Harmony (Kostka/ Payne/ Almén), Music for Sight-Singing (Ottman/ Rogers), Counterpoint in Composition (Salzer/Schachter), The Complete Musician (Laitz), Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory (Straus) Year: Graduate- First year Availability: Sundays 6-8PM EST
Andrew Blake is a first-year graduate student at Kent State University, currently pursuing an MA in Music Theory. He is a graduate assistant for the KSU Theory department, currently teaching Rudiments of Music. Andrew previously studied at Wright State University, where he earned a BM in Performance and a BS in Computer Science. While at WSU, he worked as a tutor for first- and second-year theory and aural skills students. Andrew's research interests include theory pedagogy and computer-aided music analysis. He is here to help with music theory at any level of undergraduate curricula.
Emily Busby
Skype name: live:ekbusby
Email: ebusby2@u.rochester.edu
Institutional Affiliation: Eastman School of Music
Areas of specialty: Fundamentals; tonal analysis; model composition; essays
Primary textbooks: Tonal Harmony (Kostka/Payne/Almen); The Complete Musician (Laitz); The Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis (Clendinning/Marvin).
Year: Undergraduate- third year
Availability: Thursdays 7-9PM EST, or by appointment.
Emily Busby is a junior at the Eastman School of Music where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Theory, Music Education, and Double Bass Performance. She is an alumnus of the honors theory program at Eastman, through which she received individualized and enriched instruction in a small-group setting from the Eastman theory faculty. She is particularly interested in exploring the intersection of music education and music theory and examining how concepts from each discipline can be used to advance the other. Her main area of specialty for tutoring is tonal analysis; in addition, she is also happy to provide feedback on theory-based composition projects and essays.
Email: ebusby2@u.rochester.edu
Institutional Affiliation: Eastman School of Music
Areas of specialty: Fundamentals; tonal analysis; model composition; essays
Primary textbooks: Tonal Harmony (Kostka/Payne/Almen); The Complete Musician (Laitz); The Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis (Clendinning/Marvin).
Year: Undergraduate- third year
Availability: Thursdays 7-9PM EST, or by appointment.
Emily Busby is a junior at the Eastman School of Music where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Theory, Music Education, and Double Bass Performance. She is an alumnus of the honors theory program at Eastman, through which she received individualized and enriched instruction in a small-group setting from the Eastman theory faculty. She is particularly interested in exploring the intersection of music education and music theory and examining how concepts from each discipline can be used to advance the other. Her main area of specialty for tutoring is tonal analysis; in addition, she is also happy to provide feedback on theory-based composition projects and essays.
Stephen Gomez
Name: Stephen Gomez
Skype name: live:6463c8a432747041
Email: sgomez@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Institutional Affiliation: The Graduate Center, CUNY
Areas of specialty
Jazz, inclusion of popular music in the classroom, 19th-Century repertoire-based teaching
Primary textbooks
Graduate Review of Tonal Theory (Laitz), Tonal Harmony (Kostka/ Payne/ Almén), Harmony and Voice Leading (Aldwell/Schachter)
Year: Doctoral- first year
Availability: Mondays, 7-9PM EST, or by appointment
Stephen Gomez is a student at the Graduate Center, City University of New York where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Music Theory and Analysis. He previously studied at Indiana University and Ithaca College and has experience teaching and tutoring undergraduate students in music theory and aural skills in a wide range of topics and skill levels. Stephen mainly loves listening to and studying hip-hop and jazz, and plays trumpet and piano. In his free time Stephen likes to run and explore the outdoors!
Skype name: live:6463c8a432747041
Email: sgomez@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Institutional Affiliation: The Graduate Center, CUNY
Areas of specialty
Jazz, inclusion of popular music in the classroom, 19th-Century repertoire-based teaching
Primary textbooks
Graduate Review of Tonal Theory (Laitz), Tonal Harmony (Kostka/ Payne/ Almén), Harmony and Voice Leading (Aldwell/Schachter)
Year: Doctoral- first year
Availability: Mondays, 7-9PM EST, or by appointment
Stephen Gomez is a student at the Graduate Center, City University of New York where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Music Theory and Analysis. He previously studied at Indiana University and Ithaca College and has experience teaching and tutoring undergraduate students in music theory and aural skills in a wide range of topics and skill levels. Stephen mainly loves listening to and studying hip-hop and jazz, and plays trumpet and piano. In his free time Stephen likes to run and explore the outdoors!
Emily Kenyon
Name: Emily Kenyon
Skype name: kenyonator77
Email: ekenyon@umass.edu
Institutional Affiliation: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Areas of specialty
Fundamentals, Aural Skills (Tonal-Post Tonal), Form and Analysis, Writing, Theory and Aural Skills Pedagogy
Primary textbooks
The Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis (Marvin/Clendinning), Tonal Harmony (Kostka/ Payne/ Almén), Music for Sight-Singing (Ottman/ Rogers), Rhythm and Pitch: An Integrated Approach to Sightsinging (Stevenson/ Porterfield), Manual/ Anthology for Ear Training and Sight Singing (Karpinski)
Year: Masters- first year
Availability: Wednesdays, 7-9PM EST, or by appointment
Emily Kenyon is currently a first-year graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she is pursuing an MM in Music Theory. Prior to attending UMass, she received a BM in Music Education from Ithaca College and served as a theory and aural skills teaching assistant at the Eastman School of Music. Emily has had experience teaching both aural skills and written theory at the undergraduate level, both in classroom and individualized settings. Her primary research areas are theory pedagogy and aural skills pedagogy/acquisition. Emily also plays violin and is a frequent performer, so she always seeks to find ways of connecting analysis and performance throughout her teaching and research.
Skype name: kenyonator77
Email: ekenyon@umass.edu
Institutional Affiliation: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Areas of specialty
Fundamentals, Aural Skills (Tonal-Post Tonal), Form and Analysis, Writing, Theory and Aural Skills Pedagogy
Primary textbooks
The Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis (Marvin/Clendinning), Tonal Harmony (Kostka/ Payne/ Almén), Music for Sight-Singing (Ottman/ Rogers), Rhythm and Pitch: An Integrated Approach to Sightsinging (Stevenson/ Porterfield), Manual/ Anthology for Ear Training and Sight Singing (Karpinski)
Year: Masters- first year
Availability: Wednesdays, 7-9PM EST, or by appointment
Emily Kenyon is currently a first-year graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she is pursuing an MM in Music Theory. Prior to attending UMass, she received a BM in Music Education from Ithaca College and served as a theory and aural skills teaching assistant at the Eastman School of Music. Emily has had experience teaching both aural skills and written theory at the undergraduate level, both in classroom and individualized settings. Her primary research areas are theory pedagogy and aural skills pedagogy/acquisition. Emily also plays violin and is a frequent performer, so she always seeks to find ways of connecting analysis and performance throughout her teaching and research.
Taras Logvis
Skype name: live:tlogvis
Email: tlogvis@fredonia.edu
Institutional Affiliation: SUNY-Fredonia
Areas of specialty: Fundamentals through Chromatic Harmony, Aural Skills (Dictation, Sight Singing, Chordal and Interval identification, etc.), Harmonic Analysis.
Primary textbooks: The Musician’s Guide to Theory and Analysis (Clendinning/ Marvin), The Musician’s Guide to Aural Skills (Phillips/ Marvin/ Clendinning), Concise Introduction to Tonal Harmony (Burstein/ Straus).
Year: Undergraduate- third year
Availability: Thursdays 5-7PM EST
Taras Logvis is a Junior Music Education student at The State University of New York at Fredonia. He is a Music Theory and Aural Skills Tutor in the School of Music, a grading assistant for Theory and Aural Skills, and works for several programs in teaching private piano lessons. Taras’ main interests are in the application of Music Theory in areas such as composition, accompanying, and education. Taras finds great joy in Solfege and Ear Training. He has several years of experience tutoring in various subjects, and enjoys helping students from fundamentals, to jazz theory, to post-tonal theory.
Email: tlogvis@fredonia.edu
Institutional Affiliation: SUNY-Fredonia
Areas of specialty: Fundamentals through Chromatic Harmony, Aural Skills (Dictation, Sight Singing, Chordal and Interval identification, etc.), Harmonic Analysis.
Primary textbooks: The Musician’s Guide to Theory and Analysis (Clendinning/ Marvin), The Musician’s Guide to Aural Skills (Phillips/ Marvin/ Clendinning), Concise Introduction to Tonal Harmony (Burstein/ Straus).
Year: Undergraduate- third year
Availability: Thursdays 5-7PM EST
Taras Logvis is a Junior Music Education student at The State University of New York at Fredonia. He is a Music Theory and Aural Skills Tutor in the School of Music, a grading assistant for Theory and Aural Skills, and works for several programs in teaching private piano lessons. Taras’ main interests are in the application of Music Theory in areas such as composition, accompanying, and education. Taras finds great joy in Solfege and Ear Training. He has several years of experience tutoring in various subjects, and enjoys helping students from fundamentals, to jazz theory, to post-tonal theory.
Ethan Lustig
Skype name: ethan_lustig
Email: ethan.s.lustig@gmai.com
Institutional Affiliation: Eastman School of Music
Areas of specialty: Sight-singing, dictation, keyboard skills, analysis and composition of tonal music (from fundamentals through chromatic harmony), jazz, rock, electronic dance music production
Primary textbooks: The Musician’s Guide to Theory and Analysis (Clendinning/ Marvin), The Musician’s Guide to Aural Skills (Phillips/ Marvin/ Clendinning), The Complete Musician (Laitz), Music for Sight Singing (Rogers/ Ottman), Melodia (Cole), Modern Reading Text in 4/4 (Breines / Bellson).
Year: Doctoral- beyond second year
Availability: Thursdays 5-7PM EST
Email: ethan.s.lustig@gmai.com
Institutional Affiliation: Eastman School of Music
Areas of specialty: Sight-singing, dictation, keyboard skills, analysis and composition of tonal music (from fundamentals through chromatic harmony), jazz, rock, electronic dance music production
Primary textbooks: The Musician’s Guide to Theory and Analysis (Clendinning/ Marvin), The Musician’s Guide to Aural Skills (Phillips/ Marvin/ Clendinning), The Complete Musician (Laitz), Music for Sight Singing (Rogers/ Ottman), Melodia (Cole), Modern Reading Text in 4/4 (Breines / Bellson).
Year: Doctoral- beyond second year
Availability: Thursdays 5-7PM EST