Welcoming New Students in the 2025/2026 School Year! Highly flexible day, evening, and weekend scheduling with easy rescheduling even on short notice. Life is busy and unexpected, that's okay! No pre-payments or enrollment fees, pay as you go or month-to-month. //
Flute and piccolo have been my primary instruments for over 30 years and teaching absolute beginners through advanced musicians ages 10- 110 is a joy! I began teaching in 1991 and bring a warm, encouraging approach to teaching stemming from my university music studies and additional training in positive psychology (Harvard), human behavior (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill), music pedagogy (Royal Conservatory of Music), and a Master's degree in Education. //
My students have worked at all levels of the RCM curriculum, from absolute beginners to students auditioning for university music programs. They have received onsite university acceptances, participated in community ensembles including Hart House Orchestra, Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra, etc., and received RCM recognition on the First Class Honor Roll. //
A few of my own performance highlights include: invited performer at the White House, studies with with Sir James Galway, Dr. Brooks de Wetter-Smith, and Dr. William Montgomery; successful auditions for the mid-Atlantic Flute Choir, National Flute Association ensembles and master classes, All-State Bands, (multiple years), and a variety of solo and ensemble adjudicated performances. Post-pandemic I have enjoyed performing with the Richmond Hill Philharmonic, Oshawa Little Theatre, the North York Concert Band, and others. //
Instrument / Discipline
- Flute
- Theory
- Early Music Childhood Education
Specialized in
- Youth (7-17)
- Adults (18+)
- Young Children (under 7)
- Beginner/Elementary
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Teaches At
- Online
- Student's home
- Teacher's home
- Teacher's studio
Credentials
- 2024 - Master's of Education (M.Ed) -
- 2021 - Graduate Certificate, Diversity & Inclusion - Cornell University
- 2013 - ABT- Master's Degree Candidate - Harvard university
- 1996 - Bachelor of Arts - University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
Professional development
- RCM Teaching Elementary Piano - 2020
School Associations
- National Flute Association - National