Music Lessons in Powell, OH. It's your time.

I am a professional cellist with years of performing and teaching.
I attended the Jacobs School of Music for my undergraduate and masters' degrees and was a graduate teaching assistant. I also received my Stott Pilates Teaching Certification while at IU and incorporate postural alignment into my teaching. I have Suzuki certification and work on a strong technical foundation, which both facilitates performing and frees us up to explore non-traditional techniques and other genres.

Most importantly, I strive to nurture the love and passion for music and cello and I am here to help you achieve your musical goals.

Want to learn how to play guitar but never had the time? Now is your chance. I will work with you in the time frame you need to develop the skills required to play the music you want. We will work on technical skills, hand placement, music reading, ear training, and rhythmic understanding. Before long, we will be playing the songs that YOU want to learn. I can not wait for us to begin this journey!

If you are seeking an alternative to classical violin, fiddle music is wonderful! I am happy to teach you in Celtic and American fiddle. We will explore traditional and modern pieces in both fiddle styles. You will learn the techniques which give fiddle music its distinct "fiddle" sound--double stops (playing two or more notes at once), ornaments (quick decorations on a note), and glissandi (sliding into a pitch). You will also learn how to improvise or embellish a tune!

My teaching style is very flexible & hands on. My goal is to make beautiful music and I do this by taking technical exercises and giving them musical meaning. This means I focus on the ideas of time, vocabulary & dynamic playings, but within this still teaching essential technical exercises in order to create a well-rounded musician.

After each lesson I will email detailed notes, as well as any supplemental documents and/or music.

I will help you learn to create melodies, find chords to fit those melodies, craft your lyrics, find different ways to create music, help you create impactful song forms, as well as answer any other question you might have.

I have been teaching over sixteen years.

I tailor each individual lesson to that persons goals, needs, wants, and styles.

My goal is to learn music the fun way. Along the way we'll learn theory, chords, scales, ear training, composition, reading music, tempo etc

My teaching philosophy is to empower students with the tools they need to become their own greatest mentor. I emphasize goal setting so that our work together has clarity of purpose. I believe in the power of carefully focused attention and intention in music-making. Let's push the limits of your playing to the next level together!