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Bio
Mother of 2 grown sons, passionate musician and music teacher, strong scientific bent. I grew up in a German-speaking household with progressive parents, I studied music and homeopathy.
I have taught music at DR Wynne Music School in Grahamstown for about 4 years until 3 years ago and I have also given guest lectures to pharmacy students at Rhodes University. In addition I also taught conversational German to two other Rhodes University students who were going on exchange.
Education
• 1986 1st year law UCT, 1987-90 BMus UCT (incomplete), 1997-2004 MTech Homeopathy University of Johannesburg, at present studying for a kinesiology qualification.
My Proudest
Achievements
• Bringing up two sons who both did well at school. Completing my Master's degree in homeopathy as a single mom.
Subjects
- Music Tutoring
Cello
Beginner (Grades 1 - 3) - Advanced (Grades 7 - 8) UCT 3rd yearWith 8 years teaching at music schools and privately, I can teach beginners to advanced,and all ages. My youngest at the moment is a 6 year old and my oldest a 74 year old lady.
- School Tutoring
German
Grade 1 - Grade 12 IEBI have tutored 2 Rhodes students in conversational German as they were going to become exchange students, and I have taught 2 friends the basics of grammar and reading and writing in German which they needed for reading academic articles.
Chemistry
Grade 1 - Grade 12 IEB, University of JohannesburgI studied homeopathy as a mature student after doing IEB Science for matric. My studies included Physiology, Biochemistry, etc. I have tutored kinesiology students in the basics of chemistry and anatomy. I want to tutor chemistry to grade 10-11
Life Sciences (Biology)
Grade 1 - Grade 12 IEBI studied homeopathy as a mature student after doing IEB Biology for matric. My studies included Physiology, Anatomy, Microbiology, Biochemistry, etc and have tutored kinesiology students. I want to tutor to grade 10-12 levels
Location
Marianne will travel up to 15km from Pinelands, Cape Town, Western Cape to you.
Approximate location and area of coverage.
Reviews from others
“Marianne is an excellent Teacher. She really explains everything very well. I always enjoy the lessons & can’t wait for the next one! I appreciate all your efforts & assistance Marianne. I could not have asked for a better tutor. Class is always fun & full of laughs (even though we take the lessons seriously, but not ourselves). Thank you for everything! ”- Chantel
“Love that she was easily able to adapt to my son and direct and engage him in his lessons. ”- Jean
“Marianne is extremely patient with Paul and very good at relating to him, which makes him more open to extra lessons. I also appreciate how she is able to come up with fun new ways for him to learn, beyond the day-to-day needs we have with his school work.”- Elzaan
“Marianne is incredibly knowledgeable. She explains grammatical rules really well, which allows me to understand the work a lot better. She goes above and beyond to make sure you understand the work and why grammatical rules are the way they are. ”- Juliette
“Able to connect very well with Christian. Thanks!”- Nelius
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