I have studied music since I was seven years old, and I have a real passion for sharing music with others. I am a double major in music performance and music education. I teach at Brooklyn College as well as my home studio. Professionally, I have premiered dozens of new works for brass, and I am active on the New York New Music scene. I use my real world experience to hone in on what you need to accomplish your musical goals. I have spent substantial time in New York City Public School music classrooms assisting and teaching with fellow instructors, and my private students have gained awards and admission to regional and state honor groups.

I am currently an active freelancer as a trombonist in the New York, tri-state area where I enjoy a career playing varied genres of music with numerous orchestras, jazz ensembles, classical chamber music groups, and rock, funk and brass bands. I recently returned from a five-month national tour of the musical Cabaret and have performed with various ensembles in prestigious halls around the country such as Carnegie Hall, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA.

I fell in love with music at the age of five when I began taking piano lessons. In fourth grade I learned to play trombone, but was too small at the time and had to switch to the Euphonium. My interest in the trombone continued to persist, so in sixth grade I resumed trombone lessons. Every since then I have been pursing both trombone and euphonium.

In 2002 I was accepted too the University of Michigan as a double major in trombone and euphonium performance where I studied with David Jackson and Fritz Kaenzig....

Hello! I am a professional music educator in the Philadelphia, PA area. I graduated magna cum laude from Mansfield University, with a bachelor's degree in Music Education and hold a master's degree in Flute Performance from the University of Connecticut. I have taught all ages of students, from pre-K to adult, a wide variety of instruments. I am a member of MENC (The National Association for Music Education) and Sigma Alpha Iota (Professional International Music Fraternity for Women). In addition to music, I love animals. Currently we have 2 cats, a turtle, and a red iguana that all put up with my practicing and lessons quite well (or they just hide under the bed).