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Levels: Beginner to Advanced
In-Home Lessons: Yes
In-Studio Lessons: Yes
Ages: 5 & up
Subjects Taught
Guitar, Piano, Singing, Flute, Music Performance, Music Theory, Opera Voice
Education
University of North Texas - Music Performance - 1991-1992
University of New Mexico - Music Performance - 1986-1989 (Master's degree received)
University of New Mexico - Music Performance - 1980-1984 (Bachelor's degree received)
Specialties
All classical music
Lesson Details
Learn to play or sing at your own speed. I plan each lesson around what the student needs and enjoys. I'm very creative in my teaching style and like to use technology to support learning.
About
That’s right! I have been teaching and performing music for 30 years! And, I hope to teach and perform another 30 years! I love music and I love sharing it with others. Music is fun, educational, and inspirational, and my love for it is contagious. I'm the new flute teacher and music appreciation teacher at Tarrant County College Northeast Campus! I'm a flute specialist, but also am a great teacher for piano, voice, and guitar.
I’ve spent most of my life learning as much as I could
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as fast as I could about music. I completed my Master of Music degree from the University of New Mexico in 1989 and completed 50+ hours towards a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of North Texas soon after. I’ve had articles published in “Flute Talk” and “Flute Forum,” and I was the Advertising Editor for the Flutist Quarterly for five years. I am continuing to learn, as I recently purchased "Tiny," my electric bass, and am performing it with the praise and worship team at church.
I am a teacher at heart! I have taught music lessons since the early 1980’s. Some weeks I taught 60 students-from the very young, beginner piano student, to the very senior, educated adult who always wanted to learn how to play the piano or another instrument. As a graduate student, I taught at Baylor University and the University of North Texas. I got an Alternative Teachers License in Colorado so I could teach music in the public schools. Many of my students have achieved Superior ratings in music competitions and my adult flute choir got to play for the National Flute Association's Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV.
I think of myself as a professional teacher. Even after 30 years, I still enjoy the excitement and challenge new students bring. I love to inspire. My students and their parents say I have unlimited patience. I am very flexible in my teaching style, catering it to the needs of the student.
I hope you'll contact me and let me inspire you or your child with music!
