TEACHING
I am a thoughtful and open-minded mentor with nearly two decades of experience teaching and collaborating with students and musicians of all ages and levels.
I can guide you on work already in progress, help you build new skills and techniques, or get you started from scratch.
Areas of Specialty
Composition
Songwriting
Arranging
Music Foundations
Music Theory
Basic Keyboard Skills
Music History
MTEL Preparation
AP Theory Preparation
General Musicianship
We can work together online, in-studio, or in your home.
THE FIRST SESSION IS FREE
What some former students have said:
“. . . one of the most intelligent, engaging, and influential teachers I have ever encountered.”
—J.D.
“The level of enthusiasm that you teach with has been inspiring . . . You have been a wonderful mentor to me over the past four years, and I am so grateful for everything you have taught me.”
—M.Q.
“The impact you made on my studies and my life are incalculable . . . I certainly wouldn't have been able to engage my education to even half the capacity that I was allowed to were it not for your guidance and support.”
—J.B.
“Thank you for turning a class I was dreading . . . into something I loved . . . I have no one to thank but you for giving me the motivation to go outside my comfort zone.”
—M.A.
“. . . one of the only teachers I've ever had that gave us a truly meaningful and comprehensive practical task . . . something you've inspired me to try to do as much as possible in my own teaching.”
—J.H.
PLEASE CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SET UP A SESSION
Fees
Online or in-studio: $80/hr. Four-session bundle: $75/hr.
In-home: $90/hr. Four-session bundle: $85/hr.
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EXPERIENCE
Instructor: New England Conservatory Preparatory School
Interpretive Analysis
Theory I-1
Theory II-2
Theory for Teens
Associate Professor of Performing Arts (Music): Emmanuel College (Boston)
ABCs of Music Notation: Dots, Lines, and Squiggles (Pre-Theory)
Harmony Through Creative Composition (Theory I)
Composition (undergraduate (studio))
Read and Sing (Ear-Training I)
Musics of the World
Song: From the Monks to the Monkees
Creating and Producing Music-Theater (incl. composition; Honors level)
Music-Theater Through the Ages
Chair, Performing Arts Department
Assistant Professor of Composition and Theory: Indiana University (South Bend)
Survey of non-Western Music
Composition (undergraduate and graduate)
Orchestration
Theory I and II
Form and Analysis (undergraduate and graduate)
Adjunct Faculty Instructor: St. Olaf College
Composition (undergraduate and graduate)
Ear-Training I and II
Theory I