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This tutor usually accepts requests up to 24 hours before the desired lesson time
Mon 09:00 –   18:00
Tue 09:00 –   16:00
Wed 18:00 –   21:00
Sat 09:00 –   14:00
Schedule visible to 6 month(s)
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Shoji. T Tutor Profile

日本語
Hello everyone! I am Shoji, a Japanese language and music teacher　and an organist. Nice to meet you. I live in Tokyo. 
 
About the lesson
My Japanese lessons are designed to help you study well and learn Japanese language with certainty! I will give you lessons while making sure of your wishes and the stage you are at in your Japanese studies.
 
I teach in three levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.
I offer, Japanese daily conversation, Japanese grammar check and correction, business Japanese, academic writing, preparation for Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT/JLPT). I provide lesson programs according to students' needs.
 
I also welcome lessons in which students say, “I want to try conversing in Japanese,” or “I want my Japanese to be checked by a native speaker.”
 
Japanese is a highly contextual language. It is a language that contains more information than just the meaning of words. Therefore, understanding of culture and customs is essential to Japanese language learning.
 
We encourage you to communicate with us about Japanese culture, customs, and ways of thinking, regardless of grade! Please let me know about your country's culture and customs as well.
 
Language used in lessons
I use only Japanese in my lessons so that you can think and understand in Japanese. I will also communicate in English when necessary. I recommend the Japanese Direct Teaching Method.


About the textbook
You do not need a textbook for the lessons. However, for students who wish to have a text book for their own study, I will introduce a lesson text book for use in the lessons.
 
The camera is basically ON for the lesson. This is because I ask students to look at the pictures and characters I have prepared for the lesson to practice introducing words and changing endings. Especially for intermediate level students and above, the camera is necessary to study both spoken and written expressions after reading Japanese sentences first.
 
If you want to have daily conversation lessons or speech lessons in Japanese, you can turn off the camera! (I also turn off the camera at that time).

Music Lesson [in Japanese]
We offer online music lessons for adult beginners, students who want to enter music high school or college, and Sunday organists.
 
Music and solfege lessons for students preparing for exams 
Online lessons for church organ (or reed organ students) 
Adult beginner piano and organ lessons 
Online clinics for student orchestra and brass double bass players 
 
Private online lessons for those who need to learn solfege (struggling students, students preparing for exams, chorus enthusiasts), private online lessons provide music theory for solfege and practical skills lessons such as listening and solmization.

Church Organ provides basic knowledge of instruments and timbres for playing electronic church organs and pipe organs, basic performance techniques, and interpretation, along with practical skills. The course will aim to help students learn how to play chants and hymns, pedal technique, and German Baroque works, especially those of J.S. Bach.

The online clinic for double bass will provide lessons to solve the problems of students and double bass players in amateur orchestras and brass bands. We will give you advice on a wide range of topics, from how to hold the bow and position the instrument to high positions.

About me]

Studied piano from age 4, organ from age 7, and contrabass from age 13.

Majored in stringed instruments at Hokkaido University of Education, Sapporo, Japan.

Studied in Rome (Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia) for a short time. Took lessons mainly on the organ.

Later, changed course of study to seminary and university theology course, majoring in philosophy and theology.

Studied and qualified to become a Japanese language teacher at a language school in Sapporo, Hokkaido (completed 420 hours of teaching Japanese). Currently preparing to transfer my certification to become a certified Japanese language teacher.

After graduating from the language school, I gave private lessons on the web and in person for over a year. I also taught as a volunteer. In addition, I have helped missionaries with terminology and revision.

Currently, I play the organ in church and am enrolled in the Church Music Department at St. Gregory's House Institute of Religious Music as a working student. I am studying Western religious music and organ.

I can play pipe organ, harpsichord, cello, and bass.

I speak standard Japanese, but can also speak dialects of Hokkaido and Kyoto.

I also understand Ancient Greek and Latin.


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