Pianist & Educator

I strive to challenge, nurture, and empower my students to grow as musicians, critical thinkers, and most importantly, persons. My teaching philosophy arises from my career as a solo and collaborative performer, from my mentors, and from my five years teaching applied piano, theory, piano literature, and chamber music at Eastman School of Music and The Catholic University of America. I strive to foster within my students an ever-deeper love of music and to equip them to be a musical Robinson Crusoe, that is, self-sufficient, lifelong learner. To that end, I help them to develop a diverse skillset: listening and self-assessment skills, practice strategies, developing a wholistic technique, and making informed interpretive choices.