General Instructors are listed alphabetically

Tutor's Name: Shanley Kerls
Business Name: The Art of Teaching
Address: 40996 Woodman Lane, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 299-4233
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Synopsis:

• Art class for all ages and abilities.
• Affordable.
• Art taught in yoru home to fit your schedule.
• Many mediums to choose from: basic drawing and painting, calligraphy, scrapbooking, arts and crafts, sculpting,computer generated art projects, and art history.
• Grading: use grading rubric scale based on appropriate skills and expression of creativity.
• Classes are 1 to 1 1/2 hours per lesson.

Knitting Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor’s Name: Joy, Jules
Company Name: CummuKnittyStash
Address: 331 Sterling Hiway, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 299-0601
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Synopsis:

• This course is meant to be taught one on one and will take the expertise level of the student into consideration. All of the following skills will be taught to all students.
  • Knitting techniques, fiber seletction, project planning, reading patterns.
  • Beginning students will be given a choice of projects that will help them build the muscle memory needed to knit quickly and competently while giving them a foundation of knitting knowledge.
  • They will learn how to cast on, bind off, knot, purl and calculate guage.
  • Lessons are 2 hours, once a week as needed.

Cost: Lessons are $10.00 per hour.

Painting & Drawing Instructors are listed alphabetically

Synopsis:

• Course is meant to be taught one on one and level of expertise is taken into consideration.
• All of the following skills will be taught: Knitting techniques, fiber selection, project planning, reading patterns.
• Estimated hours of instruction: 6 (dependent upon selected project, additional hours can be added if needed).
• Materials: Yarn, needles, notions, pattern of chosen project.
• Text: The Knitters Companion

Cost: $10.00 per hour.

Synopsis:

• I teach beginning, intermediate, and advanced drawing.
• I teach beginning, intermediate, and advanced stained glass or mosaics.
• I teach beginning, intermediate, and advanced painting in oils, acrylics, or watercolor.
• Taught are composition, principle of design, color theory perspective, mechanical application, use of tools, brushes, canuns, paper, paints, drawing materials, general art history, glass cutting, foiling, grinding, soldering tecdhniques and mosaic work, various substrates, design, and application.
• Lessons are 1 hour once a week.

Cost: $25.00 per hour.

Photography Instructors are listed alphabetically

None at this time.

Pottery Instructors are listed alphabetically

None at this time.

Ballet & General
Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor’s Name: Jeannette Aragones
Business Name: Life Therapy
Address: 57991 Glacier View, Homer, Alaska 99603
Phone: 299-1127
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Synopsis:

• Movement to a beat (rhythm).
• Follow instructions and directions.
• Develope motor gross coordination with music.
• Not text, students follow instructor.
• Progress is determined by attendance, participation, and demonstration of gross motor coordination gains.
• Lessons are 1 hour, once a week.

Instructor’s Name: Kara Clemens
Business Name: KBC Dance
Address: PO Box 15167, Homer, Alaska 99603
Phone: 235-6108
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Synopsis:

• Specific skills taught will include Beginning Ballet Technique including stretching exercises at the barre, in center, and across the floor.
• French ballet terms are taught.
• Creative movement portion of class includes structured activities that encourage locomotor and non locomotor movement ending with short dance step combinations created by students.
• I also emphasize rhythm and listening to and dancing with music.
• Lessons are 1 hour, once a week.

Tap Dancing Instructors are listed alphabetically

Jazz Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor’s Name: Jocelyn Shiro-Westphal
Business Address: N/A
Address: PO Box 308, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 235-3961

Synopsis:

• 12 years experience teaching jazz dance technique to adults and children, levels beg to advanced.
• I start with a warm up that includes body isolations and stretches.
• I instruct Students on specific jazz dance steps, moving across the floor.
• I end with instructing students on short dance combinations or routines.
• Each class is 1 hour; 1 time/week for children 5-12 and teens and adults may meet up to 4 times/week.

Cost: Please call for more information.

Photography Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor's Name: Megan Lyon
Business Name: Far Out Photography
Address: 50884 Mt. Glacier Ct., Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 235-0653
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Synopsis:

• Depending on age - skills taught will range from basic compositon & beginning techincal skills to use of studio lighting, working with models, exploring personal style, & show casing art work. Grade levels 7-8 & high school.
• Ideally this would be a class of 5+ students; each week class would require a completed project to be graded by instructor & critiqued by fellow students.
• Materials include camera, film, prints, studio lighting and back drop, journals.
• Text would depend upon age of students, but would most likey consist of printed handouts.

Synopsis:

• Raised in New England participating in the family newspaper business from an early age and became interested in photography.
• Intro to Black and White Photography: A six week class designed to enable students to become familiar with basic 35 mm camera operation, processing of black and white film and prints.
• Assignments will consist of shooting and processing at least two rolls of film weekly.

Cost: Please call for more information.

General P.E. Instructors are listed alphabetically

None at this time.

Gymnastics Instructors are listed alphabetically

None at this time.

Health Instructors are listed alphabetically

None at this time.

Horsemanship Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor’s Name: Lindsey Blaine
Business Name: MLM Phantom Farms
Address: P.O. Box 715, Anchor Point, AK 99556
Phone: 394-2851
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Synopsis:

• Lessons are designed to meet State of Alaska guedeline on physical education as well as personal goas of each student.
• Materials will require a horse, horse tack, rider safety equipment including a helmet and heeled boots.
• Students without a horse may have a professionally trained lesson horse and tack available at an additional cost.
• Lessons are 1 hour, as often as requested.

Pilates/MatScience Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor’s Name: Fran Evarts
Business Name: Homer Physical Therapy
Address: 4141 Pennock St., Homer, Ak. 99603
Phone: 235-3410
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Website: Homer Physical Therapy

Synopsis:

• A non-impact class that fine-tunes commonly performed fitness class exercises that are universally used for improving strength and flexibility to bring more attention to form, execution and purpose. A compilation of exercises performed on the floor on a mat in a variety of positions that are dirived from classic discipline such as yoga, as well as sports and rehab conditioning and dance.
• All exercises and instruction are formatted to standards as outlined by AFAA and ACSM.
• Progress will be determined by participation and attitude in class. Proper execution and acquired knowledge of exercises. basic fitness assessments and monitoring.
• Classes are 1 hour in length, twice a week.

Cost: $12 per class or $80 per calendar month.

Yoga Instructors are listed alphabetically

None at this time.

Cooking Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor's Name: Jack Holmquist & Renee Orians
Business Name: I-Land LLC / Alaska Gourmet Batter
Address:35278 Sabea Circle, Anchor Point., Ak. 99556
Phone: 748-3595
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Synopsis:

• Classes will be taugt in our commercial kitchen with all supplies provided. This is a hands-on course where eadh class builds upon the previous class.Classes make be taken individually if you choose.
• Class in for ages 8 years - 11 years.
• Learning objectives.
  • Food safety.
  • Measuring skills.
  • Correct use of kitchen utensils.
  • Basic kitchen math skills.
  • Lessons are 1.5 hours, once a week for 10 weeks.

Instructor's Name: Jack Holmquist & Renee Orians
Business Name: I-Land LLC / Alaska Gourmet Batter
Address:35278 Sabea Circle, Anchor Point., Ak. 99556
Phone: 748-3595
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Synopsis:

• Classes will be taught in our commercial kitchen with all supplies provided. This is a hands-on course where eacyh class buyilds upon the previous class. Classes may be taken individually if you choose.
• Class is for ages 12 - 15 years.
• Learning objectives.
  • Food safety.
  • Measuring skills.
  • kitchen math skills.
  • Read, follow and create a recipe.
  • Introduction to cooking methods, (baking,boiling, frying, broiling).
• Classes will be taught in our commercial kitchen with all supplies provided. This is a hands-on course where eacyh class buyilds upon the previous class. Classes may be taken individually if you choose.

Instructor's Name: Jack Holmquist & Renee Orians
Business Name: I-Land LLC / Alaska Gourmet Batter
Address:35278 Sabea Circle, Anchor Point., Ak. 99556
Phone: 748-3595
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Synopsis:

• Classes will be taught in our commercial kitchen with all supplies provided. This is a hands-on course where eacyh class buyilds upon the previous class. Classes may be taken individually if you choose.
• Class is for age 16 - 18 years.
• Learning objectives.
  • Food safety.
  • Develope skills in baking and meal preparation in the home.
  • Meal planning (incorparate the use and value of proteins, carbohydrates and vegetables).
  • Budget planning for meals.
• Classes will be taught in our commercial kitchen with all supplies provided. This is a hands-on course where eacyh class buyilds upon the previous class. Classes may be taken individually if you choose.

Drums & Percussion Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor's Name: Lucius Oliver
Business Name: Lucious Oliver Drum Lessons
Address: 347 Danview, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 399-7056
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Synopsis:

• Graduate of University of Minnesota, Duluth, Nov. 1985. Major: Music.
• Over 20 years teaching experience.
• Experienced cruise ship orchestra/big band drummer.
• Beginning, intermediate, and advanced drums.
• Reading of drum set charts, accurate steady tempo.
• All musical styles: Concert band, Rock, Funk, Jazz, Latin, Brazilian, Raggai.
• Students welcomed to bring sheet music from any styles of interest to them.
• Progress will be based upon accurate performance of written music in drum books. Also improv will be taught based on knowledge of styles.
• Lessons are 40 minutes, once a week for 10 years old or older. $40.00 per lesson.
• Lessons are 30 minutes, once a week for up to 9 years old. $30.00 per lesson.

Cost:

Instructor's Name: Gary Sinnhuber
Business Name: N/A
Address: P.O. Box 1657, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 235-7352
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General Music Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor's Name: Lindianne Glasgow
Business Name:
Address: 3059 Kachemak Drive, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 299-3603
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Synopsis:

• Violin, viola, piano, guitar, songwriting, music theory, and composition taught.
• Students choose from folk, classical, celtic, jazz, rock, country, and gospel.
• Professional standard is perfection of tone, rhythm, readiness to perform publicly, phrasing, and overcoming nervous fears.
• Advanced repertoire varies.
• Beginning piano students use Fletcher Piano Books; violin students use Suzuki Books or Mel Bay You Can Teach Yourself to Fiddle; guitar students use The Right Stuff for Guitar, and Rise Up Singing Songbook. Theory texts vary.
• Lessons are 30 or 1 hour in length weekly.

Cost: $60.00 per hour.

Guitar & String Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor's Name: Eric Fenger
Address: PO Box 2340, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 235-4877
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Synopsis:

• Technique: How to hold hands and fingers, note names and positions, all major and minor scales, finger exercises.
• Sight Reading: Learning to play by sight recognition, melodies from printed music, also chords and harmonic textures.
• Weekly lessons are accompanied by a personalized list of activities which are practiced through the week and assessed at each lesson.
• Lessons are 1 hour in length.

Cost: $40.00 per hour + tax ($3).

Instructor's Name: Tia S Pietsch
Address: 3691 Ben Walters Lane, Suite 2, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 235-6705
Business Name: Harbor School of Music
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Synopsis:

• Beginning students: Motivating curriculum provides beginning students (ages 7 through 12) with fundamental skills, enabling a lifetime of achievement at the violin. Our innovative and comprehensive program combines private instruction and group classes with computer learning sessions. Students learn note reading, fundamental playing technique, essential theory concepts, and more.
• Advanced students: Variety of violin works/studies covered provide a forum for continued advancement. Concepts and techniques addressed are designed to apply technique as a means of expression.
• Progress evaluated through continuous evaluation and bi-annual recital opportunities.
• Lessons are 45 minutes.

Cost: Call for more information

Piano Instructors are listed alphabetically

Synopsis:

• I am a Suzuki piano teacher and teach music classes and piano lessons beginning with preschoolers.
• I use the Suzuki methodology, which primarily reinforces good musicality, a strong technical foundation and a sensitivity to the music. Suzuki Vol. I, Faber and Faber note reading.
• Lessons are 30 or 45 minutes per lesson..

Instructor's Name: Eric Fenger
Address: PO Box 2340, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 235-4877
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Synopsis:

• Technique: How to hold hands and fingers, note names and positions, all major and minor scales, finger exercises.
• Sight Reading: Learning to play by sight recognition, melodies from printed music, also chords and harmonic textures.
• Repertory: Piano, usually four pieces as works in progress.
• Weekly lessons are accompanied by a personalized list of activities which are practiced through the week and assessed at each lesson.
• Lessons are 1 hour in length.

Cost: $40.00 per hour + tax ($3).

Instructor's Name: Joel Pietsch
Address: 3691 Ben Walters Lane, Suite 2, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 235-6705
Business Name: Harbor School of Music
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Synopsis:

• Beginning piano students: Motivating curriculum provides beginning students (ages 7 through 12) with fundamental skills, enabling a lifetime of achievement at the piano. Our innovative and comprehensive program combines private instruction and group classes with computer learning sessions. Students learn note reading, fundamental playing technique, essential theory concepts, and more.
• Advanced piano students: Variety of piano works/studies covered provide a forum for continued advancement. Concepts and techniques addressed are designed to apply technique as a means of expression.
• Progress evaluated through continuous evaluation and bi-annual recital opportunities.
• Lessons are 45 minutes.

Instructor's Name: Julie A. Smith
Address: P. O. Box 899, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 235-1044
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Synopsis:

• Harp lessons taught.
• Each lesson is broken into sections:
  • Technique.
  • Sight reading.
  • Repertoire.
  • Performance.
• My methodology is an evolution of my own personal study & a method I am presently developing.
• Estimated total hours 128, lessons are from 30 minutes to 1 hour, practice varies from 30 minutes to 1 hour based on level of experience.

Cost: Please call for more information.

String Instruments Instructors are listed alphabetically

None at this time.

Technical & Theory Instructors are listed alphabetically

Synopsis:

• I am a Suzuki piano teacher and teach music classes and piano lessons beginning with preschoolers.
• I use the Suzuki methodology, which primarily reinforces good musicality, a strong technical foundation and a sensitivity to the music. Suzuki Vol. I, Faber and Faber note reading.
• Lessons are 30 or 45 minutes per lesson.

Synopsis:

• 20 years of experience.
• Instrument and theory instruction.

Cost: Please call for more information.

Synopsis:

• Teaching scales and chords.
• Instruction in classical music.
• Instruction in jazz.

Cost: Please call for more information.

Voice & Singing Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor's Name: Joanne Daniels
Address: P.O. Box 39482, Ninilchik, Ak 99639
Phone: 567-3225
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Synopsis:

• I teach Youth Choir.
• Items taught include: vocal warm ups / exercises, note recognition, ear training, proper voice use, sight reading, music appreciation / history.
• Materials are purchased from sheetmusic.com and Heart publications.
• I will evaluate students individually, and as a group.
• Lessons are 60 minutes, once a week.

Synopsis:

• Weekly lessons include proficiency in technique, musical expression, versatility in style and foreign language pronunciation.
• Evaluation of performance will be done in recitals and in community concerts.

Cost: Please call for more information.

Wind Instruments Instructors are listed alphabetically

None at this time.

Woodwork Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructorr's Name: Lawrence Holmes
Business Name: Canyon Arts
Address: P.O. Box 15423, Fritz Creek, AK 99603
Phone: 235-1355
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Synopsis:

• Natural Construction methods and materials.
• Progress is determined by enthusiasm, discussion, participation and usage.
• Lessons are 4 hours, 3 times a week.

ASL & Specialized Reading Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor’s Name: Vikki Deadrick
Business Name: Lifeskills ASL Tutoring
Address: PO Box 3224, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 299-0818
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Synopsis:

• Lessons are for all children ages 3-12 who need to achieve grade level competency & understanding in reading and/or better communication skills. We all sight read. ASL is another connection to aid in developing sight reading skills for life. You will see improvment after the very first lesson.
  • Lessons will also help Special Education students achieve success in better communication with others + sight reading skills.
  • Lessons are also available for "Mommy & Me" classes for babies 6 to 18 months with Mommy.
  • Use ASL dictionary & Signing Internet program (class use only).
  • Handouts & age-appropriate books for class & home practice.
  • Teaching silhouette shape identifying emergency reading words (for those with limited to no reading abilities).
  • Will learn the following:
    • Alphabet & numbers.
    • Spelling & Dolche Word Lists Pre-K to 3rd, as age-appropriate.
    • Basic vocabulary & everyday words.
    • Grammar & idioms in sentence structure.
• Lessons are 60 minutes, once a week with parent present at least 3 out of 4 lesson days.

Cost: $40.00 per hour.

German Instructors are listed alphabetically

None at this time.

Japanese Instructors are listed alphabetically

None at this time.

Mandarin Chinese Instructors are listed alphabetically

Instructor’s Name: Min Hui Cui
Business Name:
Address: 4042 Pennock #3, Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 756-1619
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Synopsis:

• Coversational Mandarin Chinese.
• Colors, numbers.
• Pronunciation.
• History of China.
• Progress will be determined by pretests and posttests.
• Lessons are 30 minutes, twice a week.

Sign Language Instructors are listed alphabetically

Synopsis:

• Use ASL Dictionary.
• A basic course in American Sign Language.
• Will learn the following:
  • Vocabulary.
  • Grammer sentence structure.
  • History of language.
  • Deaf culture.
• Lessons are 60 minutes, twice a week.

Synopsis:

• This course will provide the tools necessary to build grammar, knowledge and language skills.
• Assessment will be based on repetition, listening, and hands on skills.
• We will use videos, flash cards, games, songs and textbooks.
• Students may use a Spanish-English dictionary.
• Lessons will be 1 hour 2 times a week.

Cost: $100.00 per session.

Spanish Instructors are listed alphabetically