Music Lessons in Divide, MT. It's your time.

I look forward to working with you - and providing you with the right tools to excel as a guitarist. We'll cover technique, theory, methods for practicing, and more. I am committed to helping you achieve any and all of your musical goals.

I’ll teach form, technique, air support, embouchure strengthening, mouthpiece placement, recommend instrument makers or companies. I tailor the lessons to the goals and needs of the students; not a cookie cutter format

Learn to write vocal and instrumental music, by hand and with software

I started playing in orchestra when I was 9, I have been teaching orchestra in the public school system since 2016, and I have been teaching private lessons for over 8 years now! I am primarily a viola player, but these days, as a teacher, I teach more violin players than anything else! I love string instruments so much, and I love getting to share the experience of making music with string instruments with others.

After studying at William Paterson University, The New School for Jazz, and Bard College, I've discovered that consistently meeting new people and connecting with competent mentors is a better music education than anything a textbook can offer.

As a composer, I treat each piece as a new building with different architecture. Each composition will have unique conventions but start with the same trademark foundation I lay for everything I do.

As a performer, I make sure to play to my strengths and the crowd. At the end of the day we artists perform to entertain and bring people together.

As an educator, I tailor my teaching to fit the specific needs of each student. While foundation is necessary, at the end of the day a good teacher should always have the mentee's goals at the forefront of their approach.

Specialties:

Composition, performance, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, education, arranging, sibelius, logic, music theory, music history, jazz, popular music, production

Euphonium is another great instrument and it has a rich and dark sound, much like the Tuba. Did you know that the word Euphonium (sometimes called the Baritone) dates all the way back to Ancient Greece and it means "beautiful sounding?"

Although I haven't been playing this instrument nearly as long as the Tuba, I am confident that as a teacher I can help you develop proper playing techniques, find your sound, and be the best musician possible--as long as you put in the work!