Teaching
Music is meant to be shared!
I love my students, young and old! I teach my students the best technique and practice skills, but the goal is always to have something to share!
My violin career began in Portland, Maine with an amazing foundation in the Suzuki method with Donald Becker and Clorinda Noyes. At 12, I continued my studies at the New England Conservatory with Marylou Speaker Churchill and later, with James Buswell. I spent summers studying with Lewis Kaplan, Denes Zsigmondy and Itzhak Rashkovsky. My college teachers included David Takeno and Isaac Malkin. I earned my degrees from the Walnut Hill School for the Arts (Highschool), Barnard College at Columbia University (BA) and the University of Miami's Frost School of music as the violin teaching assistant to Glenn Basham (Masters). I spent a year at the Guildhall school of music before moving to NYC and an amazing year of Masters studies at the Manhattan school of music before moving to Miami. The most valuable wisdom I give to my students comes from the countless number of hours I've spent performing as a soloist and chamber/orchestral musician all over the world, on stages that range from the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City to the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Where words fail, music speaks.
-Hans Christian Anderson
Balance and Discipline!
Balance and Discipline!
Balance and Discipline!
Balance and Discipline!
Balance and Discipline!
Many of my students have a desire to progress but very full schedules. I spent years practicing many hours a day to elevate my playing to the highest level. Whether my students have hours, or minutes, I help them develop a plan to progress and to feel excited about what they are learning. I give lessons that prepare my students for succes
Many of my students have a desire to progress but very full schedules. I spent years practicing many hours a day to elevate my playing to the highest level. Whether my students have hours, or minutes, I help them develop a plan to progress and to feel excited about what they are learning. I give lessons that prepare my students for successful practice time, and exciting performances. Playing music should ultimately be a joyful experience.