I’m a passionate musician who wants to help students realize all the potential they have within themselves. I hold a Bachelor’s of Music on Violin from the Wheaton Conservatory and a Master’s of Music on Violin from California State, Sacramento. I recently returned from four years of teaching at Sias University in Xinzheng City, China. There I served as the concertmaster of the Sias Symphony Orchestra and was part of the String faculty at the Sias School of Music from 2009 until 2011. At Sias I taught in both English and Chinese and I hope that my Mandarin Chinese skills will help me communicate with students and families coming from a Chinese background in the Seattle area.

Violin
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This was my first instrument and will always have a special place in my studio. I studied the Suzuki method but also fiddled around — to the delight of my grandfather, a lover of folk and fiddle music, who constantly requested that I play him the "Orange Blossom Special". (I believe a loving, listening ear can be important for any musician. As a performer, I still take requests.)

As a teacher, my appreciation of technique and some of my most powerful pedagogy methods came from my fabulous violin teacher Ruth Ann Bell.

Harp
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After five years of begging my parents, I started playing the harp when I was 11. I started competing at 14, performing gigs at 16, and teaching at 17. I consider myself lucky because I found my passion early. I loved it from the beginning. But I also believe it doesn't matter when you find it: start from wherever you are and embrace it from there.

Also at 17, I played with a local city symphony — my first symphony experience! By...