I am a violinist studying at the Juilliard School. I have fourteen years of experience with the violin, specifically an expert in classical music, but any violin playing I am happy to help with. I also have deep understanding and knowledge of ear training and music theory.

I have a different way of approaching playing and learning music. I taught in the public schools for many years and watched a failing system turn off countless eager young musicians from music. I’ve developed an approach that treats music a language. The latest research shows that our brains are hard wired to receive music and that it has numerous human benefits, especially during the developmental ages, as it offers tremendous benefits to brain development and growth. The time public school approach, if the student does quit, merely offers a minuscule fraction of these benefits. Music is highly marginalized and valued only for “something...

28 years of making learning music fun!