Montessori Trained. CalArts Educated. Teacher of all ages for over a decade.
How I got here
I began my journey into teaching at a Montessori school in Westlake Village, CA, where I served as assistant to the music director. The method she taught synthesized aspects of the Kindermusik, Musikgarden, Dalcroze Eurythmics, and Orff teaching methods. It was incredible to witness her ability to fully engage her students’ imaginations through improvisation and story. I was groomed in her method in order to take over the program upon her departure in 2012. For the next year I taught embodied music and rhythm to classes of twenty-five-plus students and also offered smaller group lessons in piano, voice, and percussion.
Since graduating from California Institute of the Arts in 2016, I have worked at several piano teaching institutions including most recently, Palisades Music School where I gained fluency teaching the prominent Australian piano method, Simply Music.
Composer / Performer
I am very fortunate to have enjoyed an expansive career as a vocalist, drummer, and keyboardist. I have performed in pop, rock, and heavy metal bands, large African and Balinese ensembles, Choirs, chamber music groups, and barbershop quartets. I have composed and conducted music for orchestra, opera, and film.
I am a collaborator at heart, and I strive to bring that spirit to my work both on and off the stage. While attending CalArts, I co-founded the music collective DEDCAT Society, with the mission to support local artists and musicians through the curation of multimedia performance events.
What People Are Saying
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“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
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