About
Over the past 30+ years I've taught young children, college music majors, and adults of all ability levels. Currently accepting:
1) students ages 18+, all levels;
2) students 14-17 by audition, intermediate to advanced.* **
Healthy body mechanics and mind-body connection are a priority for me. My teaching is also informed by past and present activities as a collaborative pianist, vocal coach, solo/ensemble singer/conductor, musical theatre director, composer/arranger, and teacher of music theory, solfege, and functional keyboard skills.
I enjoy helping students to:
1) realize that they can learn to do things that they thought were too difficult for them;
2) discover the mode(s) of music-making that are best suited to them individually;
3) develop a diverse musical skillset in addition to their chosen specialty;
4) apply those skills to their broader life experience.
I acknowledge that this is a lifelong journey, and to the extent that it may inform and/or inspire my students I share with them my own discoveries in the process.
*Exceptional aptitude and/or maturity will be considered for students 11-17 who currently do not meet these criteria.
**Also available to coach-accompany intermediate and advanced singers, including university voice majors and minors.