I am a professional musician in New York City and have been teaching for nearly a decade. I have a masters degree from Manhattan School of Music in jazz performance, and have played at many storied venues including Smalls, Nublu, and The Hugh. I love to teach music of all kinds to students, and to me making sure students are excited about playing their instrument is far more important than any scale or technique I might teach them. I am passionate about my students and the joy of watching a student progress and the sense of accomplishment they display is what its all about!

The son of two music teachers, I have been immersed in music, first violin, then piano, and finally trombone, since the age of 7. I fell in love with jazz, especially Dixieland, Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, through Miles Davis, JJ Johnson and beyond, when I was a teenager, but ultimately my main focus has been on Classical music for most of my career. I attended Juilliard Pre-College, Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School, where I studied with the top trombonists in the classical orchestral field, and I now perform with some of the top orchestras in New York City, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, America...

Hello! My approach to teaching includes a collaboration of my students' interest with fundamental pedagogy. I work with my students to pinpoint their goals as well as overall motivations in music. The students' interests drive their long term lesson plans in addition to week by week structure. My passion for teaching came from the beginning of my playing career when I began helping younger students while I was in high school. I love drawing out inspiration from my students and igniting that spark to make music for others. I earned my Bachelors in Music Education where I continued on to teach in public schools across Texas, Maryland, and