Cello with Adam S.

INSPIRE. CREATE. EDUCATE. ADVOCATE. These are the four words that define my life's passion of music and what I instill into my students. I started learning cello when I was 11 years old and my middle school orchestra teacher helped set the ground work for my love of music. My high school years were heavily involved in creating music; constructing arrangements of the music I loved while growing up, and building the basics of my music career. While attending Winthrop University, I learned the skills needed to teach students along with beginning my journey as an educator. I also learned how to advocate my love for music through volunteering with the local middle schools and high schools and the Union Symphony Youth Orchestra . Now I'm looking to inspire my students to love music by teaching them not only cello and violin but music theory, arranging their music, being able to express themselves by composing and understanding music beyond simple ink on a piece of paper.