Perhaps because I experienced acute emotional trauma with the death of my mother at age five, and carried extra responsibilities taking care of my younger brothers at the time, music has always served as comfort, solace, and a prayer language expressing my deepest emotions along the way - it is my desire to instill in my students the skills they need to enjoy the same healing joy that music offers to all. I knew that I really wanted to work with students privately, so I completed 3-5 year courses of study in Kodaly and Suzuki methodologies (neither of which are offered in standard undergraduate music teaching programs). I believe this gav