I have been teaching for 42 years, in my home studio, at Central Connecticut State University for 20 years, and at Westminster School in Simsbury, CT for 40 years . I was also the Artistic Director for the Ensign-Darling Vocal Fellowship at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford until COVID struck. I studied for 8 years with Phyllis Bryn-Julson and sang Beethoven's Missa solemnis with Robert Shaw in France. It is my goal to free up the natural voice and protect the larynx from misuse.

Our goal is for all students to learn how to read music. All students are welcome. We mold our teaching style to each individual students needs. Our free assessment will determine the students learning style. Our mission statement is Where Love of Music is a Lesson Learned for Life. The greatest gift is watching a students face when they realize they can read music. Seeing them beam when they accomplish something that when they first started frustrated them....

I have enjoyed a successful career as a singer ( primarily opera ) and am now devoting more time to teaching aspiring singers. I have a deep knowledge of proper vocal technique , which when acquired allows the student to sing any type of music they are interested in. I am comfortable with many genres : classical , sacred , musical theatre, jazz and pop I speak and sing in English, French Italian and German i also teach piano for beginners up to a five year level . I have a Bachelor of Music degree in voice from the University of New Hampshire and a Masters in Voice and Opera from Memphis State University. I love helping a student develop...

I am a musician, teacher, audio engineer, producer and composer. I have been teaching keyboard, guitar, bass, drums and voice for over 25 years on the CT. shoreline. In addition to teaching, I own a recording studio and have taught recording seminars over the years, and many of my students have taken it very seriously and have gone on and made a career for themselves in music I have been very fortunate to have worked with some very talented engineers and producers including Kevin Shirley (Journey, Iron Maiden, Black Crowes), Rob Fraboni (Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Beach Boys), James Stroud (Toby Keith and countless other country acts in ...