Thanks for visiting my profile. I look forward to talking with you about our shared heart’s desire – music! I offer lessons in voice, piano and flute - including modern and simple - and workshops in music theory, improvisation, ensemble playing, and vocal arts. All ages and levels of music student are welcome. Comprehensive, holistic music making skills that last a lifetime are what I wish to share with you.
In my studio, you’ll learn: the language of music and of your instrument, effective practicing, excellent breath management and body alignment, consistently beautiful tone production, strong and reliable technique. Vocalists, pianists and flutists learn to play in ensemble, improvise, listen well and critically, prepare for auditions, conquer intonation problems, and deepen understanding of rhythm through drumming – all in harmony with your goals.
Instrument / Discipline
- Voice
- Rudiments
- Piano
- Flute
- Recorder
- Theory
Specialized in
- Youth (7-17)
- Adults (18+)
- Young Children (under 7)
- Beginner/Elementary
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Teaches At
- Music school
- Online
- Teacher's studio
Credentials
- 2017 - Certification - MusikGarten, Greensboro NC
- 1982 - B.S. cum laude - New York University
Professional development
- Certification Course - Family Music for toddlers - 2017
- Duke Voice Care Center - Choral Workshop; Aging Voice; Speech and Singing - 2017
- Elementary Piano Teacher Specialist - RCM online - 2017
- Fun Music Company Virtual Education Conference - Kodaly method, young person's music - 2013
- Fun Music Company Virtual Music Education Ceonference - General music education - 2014
- Intermediate Piano Teacher Specialist - RCM Online - 2018
- MTI Junior Theater Festival, Atlanta GA - Vocal Technique for the Theater; Composition for the Theater; Performance training and special needs children - 2017
- Music Theory, certificate course - University of Edinburgh - 2011
- Musicianship, Certificate Course - Berklee School of Music - 2011
- MusikGarten Training - Piano Partners - group piano course - 2016
- MusikGarten workshop - two-days, ensemble music in early childhood - 2017
- NATS Regional Conference - Vocal Acoustics; Vocal Improvisation; Feldenkrais Method - 2015
- NC NATS & Duke Voice Care - CCM Somatic Voicework Pedagogy - 2013
- NCMTA Annual Conference - Chamber Music for Intermediate Level, various others - 2015
- NCMTA Annual Conference - Composing for Chamber; Teaching over the Internet, much more - 2014
- NCMTA Annual conference - Music and Memorization, Voice teachers forum - 2013
- NCMTA Annual Conference - Organizing Chamber Activity for Intermediate Level, Voice Technique, Hand Drum Technique - 2015
- NCMTA Annual Conference - Piano Pedagogy - 2012
- NCMTA Annual Conference ECSU Elizabeth City NC - Alexander Technique Overview; Research Presentation about HEaring Damage and Musicians - 2017
- NCMTA Annual Conference, Elizabeth City State University - Jazz/Classical Crossover; Making a life in Music; GIllock Literature Review; Forming a Local Association - 2017
- NCMTA Annual Conference, MEthodist University NC - Alexander Technique Overview - 2015
- NCMTA Annual Conference, Wake Forest University - Balinese Gamelan; Improvisation in ensemble; doctoral research presentation, - 2016
- Songwriting - Berklee School of Music - 2011
- World Voice Day - Duke Voice Care Center general vocal health workshop - 2014
School Associations
- Music Teachers National Association - National
- National Association of Teachers of Singing - National
- National Flute Association - National
- North Carolina Music Teachers Association - Provincial / State