Welcome to Tutoring with Madeline, where I can help your child improve their reading and writing skills, or aid with preparation for the SAT. I am a full time high school teacher, with a college reading and learning certification, and I tutor out of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library of the New York Public Library in Midtown East. I have a personalized attention and a tailored approach, and I am committed to empowering each student to reach their full potential. Whether you're looking to maintain skills over the summer, or catch up for more difficult classes in the fall- I can help- and we’ll have fun while learning!

I am patient, enthusiastic and knowledgeable about teaching. Teaching new learners a skill they didn't know they could learn is magic.

The main objective of the Private Customized Lessons, at all levels, is to have fun in a relaxed atmosphere which will encourage the student to realize his / her Full Potential. My Teaching Method is simple - through your instrument of choice, you will learn how music is constructed and applied. Along with this, various Techniques will be learnt that are able to be utilized in any style. You will build skills in Improvising, Rhythm, Melody, Dexterity and more, which will give you freedom to create and / or play anything. Basically, learn and understand all the rules then feel free to break them. Songwriters are welcome to come and thrash out...

Dr. Buchenholz, currently Professor of Music at Columbia University and Hunter College, recently served as Special Projects Coordinator for The Leonard Bernstein Office Inc. and as a Visiting Lecturer at the National University of Ireland Maynooth. He has also taught at the Juilliard School, The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, the Association to Benefit Children, and New York University. A native New Yorker, he began his musical career at the age of seven on CBS Sunday Morning. He also performed as a soloist with the Metropolitan Opera from age eight to fourteen. He has performed at The Public Theatre, and The Kennedy Center, and has t...