First I am a teacher of the English Language and Literature: the kind you want to recommend long or short term, to help you or your son pass your TOEFL or IELTS examination, and I am a jazz and concert pianist, a music producer. See me in performance here: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ I am a dedicated Teacher of English Language and Literature with over a decade of full-time experience at Ogun State Teaching Service Commission, currently educating secondary school students aged 11 to 19. I have a long history of freelance teaching: online and onsite, and of providing editorial services, since I was in the university actually, and I get a huge kick out seeing my students excel in their studies. I am committed to getting my kicks... Alongside teaching, I am an experienced freelance English Language Editor, Proofreader, and a Jazz and Concert Pianist with over 20 years of solo piano performance experience. I also serve as Chief Organist and Senior Pianist at Christ Gospel Witnesses Church International in Nigeria, where I lead music productions, scoring, and arrangements, embracing a wide spectrum of workflow from classical and jazz to modern gospel and dance music.

Stevens Iyanda Tomisin-Olu

First I am a teacher of the English Language and Literature: the kind you want to recommend long or short term, to help you or your son pass your TOEFL or IELTS examination, and I am a jazz and concert pianist, a music producer. See me in performance here: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ I am a dedicated Teacher of English Language and Literature with over a decade of full-time experience at Ogun State Teaching Service Commission, currently educating secondary school students aged 11 to 19. I have a long history of freelance teaching: online and onsite, and of providing editorial services, since I was in the university actually, and I get a huge kick out seeing my students excel in their studies. I am committed to getting my kicks... Alongside teaching, I am an experienced freelance English Language Editor, Proofreader, and a Jazz and Concert Pianist with over 20 years of solo piano performance experience. I also serve as Chief Organist and Senior Pianist at Christ Gospel Witnesses Church International in Nigeria, where I lead music productions, scoring, and arrangements, embracing a wide spectrum of workflow from classical and jazz to modern gospel and dance music.

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First I am a teacher of the English Language and Literature: the kind you want to recommend long or short term, to help you or your son pass your TOEFL or IELTS examination, and I am a jazz and concert pianist, a music producer. See me in performance here: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

I am a dedicated Teacher of English Language and Literature with over a decade of full-time experience at Ogun State Teaching Service Commission, currently educating secondary school students aged 11 to 19. I have a long history of freelance teaching: online and onsite, and of providing editorial services, since I was in the university actually, and I get a huge kick out seeing my students excel in their studies. I am committed to getting my kicks…

Alongside teaching, I am an experienced freelance English Language Editor, Proofreader, and a Jazz and Concert Pianist with over 20 years of solo piano performance experience. I also serve as Chief Organist and Senior Pianist at Christ Gospel Witnesses Church International in Nigeria, where I lead music productions, scoring, and arrangements, embracing a wide spectrum of workflow from classical and jazz to modern gospel and dance music.

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Language

English
Fluent
Yoruba
Fluent
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

Teacher of English Language and Literature at Ogun State Teaching Service Commission
September 1, 2009 - Present
Full-time teaching role at Egba Comprehensive High School, Abeokuta, educating secondary school students (ages 11 to 19) in English Language and Literature. Responsibilities include interpreting curriculum, developing schemes of work, setting examination questions aligned with the teaching scheme, evaluating student work, and grading. Previously freelanced as an English Language and Literature teacher since the late 1990s.
Chief Organist / Senior Pianist at Christ Gospel Witnesses Church International, Nigeria
March 1, 2004 - Present
Part-time role playing piano and organ for hymnal services, worship sessions, choir rehearsals, and renditions. Responsible for scoring and arranging SATB music compositions using Sibelius software, and producing musical anthems using Cubase production software. Spearheaded collaborations to organize annual music concerts featuring works by composers like G. F. Handel and J. S. Bach, plus modern jazz and gospel compositions. Performed classical, jazz, gospel, and dance music solos and accompaniment including pieces by American gospel artists.
Editor, English Language Developmental Editing and Proofreading (Freelance) at Freelance Practice
July 1, 2003 - Present
Editing English texts including grammar, vocabulary, spelling, sentence construction, and developmental idea editing. Worked with international students from UK and US universities and publishing houses in Nigeria. Edited graduate theses. Maintained a portfolio of edited works. Highest editor fee recorded was £47.67 or $60.85 for a 74-page manuscript.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature at University of Ilorin, Nigeria
March 1, 1998 - May 1, 2002
Post Graduate Diploma in Education, Upper Class at Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto
February 1, 2007 - November 1, 2008

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Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization