Western Branch Tutoring

10/03/2026

Ms Jessica is out of town this week but still processing intakes!

09/22/2026

Here’s a sneak peek for you! Homeschool classes coming soon!

Target ages: 7-14

Max Enrollment: 6

Anticipated launch date: October 14, 2026.

Location: TBA, Tucson, Arizona

Course Description:

This six week course explores music and art through a different lens each week connecting principles for music and principles and art the way the artist used them for expression. Students will learn both musical and artistic warm-ups. They will create an artifact for their art study that will be shown in an art show at the end of the class. A music dance, we will focus on creating music that represents the style genre and musical tools that artist uses to express themselves.

Enrollment in both classes is $51 a week per child. Enrollment in one day is $30 a week per child.

Six weeks of both days of class sits right at $300 per child.

Let me be clear: this is not a traditional art or music class. This is not orchestra or chamber music. This is an exploration of rhythm, sound, of volume and lyrics. We will be listening to music that ranges from the 1812 overture and the William Tell overture to Velvet Underground. This is learning how to freestyle on music and improvise, which is a real musical skill. It’s an exercise and music, appreciation and auditory pattern recognition.

I have been a strings player since 1996 in violin and now learning cello. I’m also learning guitar and I have been a singer since 1993. Art is a fun hobby for me. Art is life for my daughter. ❤️ I have been a public school, special ed teacher, and taught academics at all levels.

Some of this course is based on a college course I took years ago at James Madison University in Virginia. The class was GART 200. It changed my perspective on the accessibility of art forever and I hope I can do the same for your children.

09/19/2026

09/18/2026

Brain imaging research links ADHD to genuine differences in emotional regulation circuitry.

Why ADHD Emotions Hit Without Warning

Studies show ADHD brains process emotional intensity differently, with less built-in buffering before a reaction fires. That sudden wave isn't drama or oversensitivity, it's neurology working exactly as it's wired to.

09/15/2026

This photograph shows a 27-year-old Vladimir Putin at the dacha of his KGB superior, Yuri Sergeyevich, pictured on the right, shortly before the two set out on a fishing trip. Sergeyevich served as Putin's superior during his time as a Soviet intelligence officer stationed in Dresden, East Germany, a post he held from 1976 to 1989. The image offers a rare look at Putin's life during his years in Soviet intelligence, long before his emergence as a political figure in Russia.

09/04/2026

This is a hard, sad post.

Last night, Ms Felicia lost everything in a house fire. Thanks so a good Samaritan, Felicia and her dog Axl were able to get out of the house in time. Hers is the house fire that was published this morning on WAVY TV.

I’ve set up a GoFundMe for her, and we are accepting donations of women’s and men’s clothing (women 6-8, size 8-8.5 shoe) and men’s XL shirts, 2XL coat, and 36 pants, size 15 shoes).

https://www.walmart.com/lists/shared/WL/87090116-39fb-4e87-bf65-e430083a17ad?fbclid=IwcGRvZgNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80Mzc2MjYzMTY5NzM3ODgAAR6gWd7bbn5YYdJnr1_O5X6T8tstVwSGl0MIyItxUZG-GCvxIU2jXd5X7AiWhQ_aem_FQAvxaeVoutW7rNiPgqNew

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-felicia-rebuild-after-the-house-fire

Prayers and moral support also accepted.

08/30/2026