I am a proficient performer in Jazz and Classical music, I love teaching it, and have had many years teaching everyone from the beginner (all ages) to the most advanced students. (I am currently working with a student on Rachamaninoff’s 3rd Concerto). I have a Doctorate in Piano Performance from Yale, a member of MMTA, Over twenty years of college teaching experience, but doing more performing than anything else lately. I love communicating my passion for an art that is so necessary for times like these, and finding what allows each student to develop their talent with freedom and joy. I consider my role to be like a personal trainer, not s...

I have been learning 20th century techniques is electronic sound art as well as a traditional classical education. I am completing my bachelors in composition from St. Cloud university this fall and will be going to Berkeley online school of composition immediately the following year.I will be Persuing a doctorates degree in film scoring and sound design. I have been composing music for over ten years at this point and have knowledge in many different styles. I also play percussion, piano, and guitar as tools for my composition. I love music so much and I want to spread that same joy for music in everyone of my students. I enjoy seeing the ...

My love of guitar has always stemmed from my desire to play music that I find personally engaging. Over the years I have played many styles of music in many contexts but the simple excitement that comes from replicating something exciting is still the driving force behind my desire to play. My hope is to help create a similar connection for my students, to provide materials that feel personally import and engaging, and to add on to that passion by exposing players to exciting new music. Education runs in my family. I have been actively engaged either as a student or teacher for my entire life and I hope to always be connected to education. I ...