Private Studio

I have been teaching violin and viola for over twenty-five years and cello for over twenty years. I have a Doctorate in Music from Arizona State University. I taught strings in the Scottsdale School District and the New School for the Arts. I have also taught violin, viola and orchestra at Paradise Valley Community College, GCC and MCC. I have been very fortunate to have worked with some of the finest teachers in the Nation. I would love to pass on their valuable knowledge to you. I teach violin, viola and cello to both young students and adults.

Community Colleges

I have been the Violin and Viola Instructor in at Paradise Valley Community College Arizona since 2003. I taught as the conductor and orchestra instructor at Paradise Valley Community College for ten years, and GCC for three years. I was the Viola and Chamber Music Instructor at Mesa Community College in Arizona. I was also the Violin and Viola Instructor at Glendale Community College.

Private Studio

I have been teaching private violin and viola at my home studio here in Arizona for over twenty-five years. My private students have varied from five years old to seventy five years old. I have also taught private beginning cello lessons for over twenty years. I practice a progressive Western traditional method that includes scales, etudes and solo repertoire. I have a great deal of success helping both young and adult students to learn how to play string instruments. Many of my students have gotten into honor orchestras and community groups.

Great Heart Academies

I taught Music History, Music Theory, Choral and Strings at the Anthem Preparatory school as a long term sub for another music teacher who was on leave. The students were elementary grades 2nd through 5th. I had a sixteen piece string group and four choirs. Music is considered an academic at the Great Hearts Academies, as they use the Core Knowledge system. I taught the students about various composers, daily theory lessons, and choral practice.

Scottsdale Unified School District

I taught elementary strings and general music at SUSD. I had beginning string groups there. I also taught three high school string orchestras at SUSD. We went to festivals, performed concerts, and did fund raising for events.

Arizona State Univeristy

California State University, Long Beach

Fluent / Native Proficiency

Limited Proficiency

Limited Proficiency

Arizona Department of Education

Arizona Department of Education

Phoenix Office of Cultural Arts

Paradise Valley Community College