Carol has been Organist and Assistant Director since 2000. Carol has served as organist/choirmaster in churches in North Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, with long tenures at The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington, DC. Carol has led efforts here at First Church to produce benefit concerts to aid New Orleans and the Gulf Coast after Katrina; Haiti after the earthquake; and most recently, Japan and the USA after the earthquake, tsunami, tornadoes and floods. Many of the finest musicians in the metropolitan area have participated in these concerts. Carol studied with Harold Andre...

Instruction is tailored to the needs of each student. Decades of experience as a musician, songwriter, and performer, and more than 20 years as a musical guide make for a journey filled with fun and adventure! Unlocking the world of music in a way that is relevant to what the student wants to learn is essential to an experience that will last a lifetime. I was blessed to have a music mentor who helped me become a respected songwriter and performer in the Tampa Bay area and state of Florida. He shaped me as a musician and ultimately as a mentor to other musicians. Rather than forcing me into a ‘musical box,’ he unleashed my inner musician and ...

I have well over two decades of experience in person and online. I was trained as a Certificate of Merit student in Classical, including theory and technique. Uniquely, I tailor lessons to your goals. MUSIC first (theory secondarily). I teach all levels and popular genres! I can easily teach chord method, ear-training, improvisation, songwriting. I also teach guitar, ukulele and am an experienced vocal coach. I write and record in several genres as well and I am a creativity coach.