I am a highly organized, outcome-driven and motivated professional private music teacher with over thirty years of experience, three years of experience in the classroom as music assistant/accompanist in Indiana, and have been music directing youth chorus’s ranging from elementary, high school, and adult levels. As well, l have worked as a music/vocal director for various regional theatres and have worked with all ages in this regard. Currently, I serve as Artistic Director/Music Director at Mt. Washington UMC, Music Director for regional community theater, and have two studios where I teach music privately....

Work with with many levels and different disciplines... we create a learning experience customized to each student. Most students develope into creatives as well as performers.

With 16 years of experience as a general and special education teacher/tutor for grades K-H.S., my greatest joy is seeing my students improve their self-confidence and self-advocacy skills, reach their highest potential, and achieve academic success! I hold a master's degree in elementary education from the University of Bridgeport, CT, and also completed a Connecticut state certification program in special education. My undergraduate degree is in theater arts from Pennsylvania State University. My dramatic background has helped me engage my students in various creative and fun ways -- such as making and using puppets, acting out storie