A Dedicated Teacher

My goal in teaching a private lesson or a class is to create a positive, fun and no-fail environment for learning. Many factors have contributed to my ability to do this successfully:

My early learning experiences

• A great elementary general music class where I learned to read music
• The string program in the Madison School District in Phoenix where I started the violin
• My supportive and nurturing teachers
  • Fred Donnelly – Madison School District, Phoenix Symphony cellist
  • Max Mandel – former assistant concertmaster, Phoenix Symphony
  • James Buswell – concert violinist, Indiana University
  • Stanley Ritchie – Baroque violin, Indiana University
  • Summer lessons and master classes with Elaine Richey, Joseph Silverstein, Samuel Applebaum, and others
  • Harp teachers Ester McLaughlin - Phoenix, Peter Eagle – Indiana University

My training

• Bachelor's in Music Education from IU
• Training in the Suzuki method from my teacher and colleague, Max Mandel, on the job at Mandel Music Studios and at summer institutes
• A ongoing to continued improvement by participation in yearly workshops by the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) and Arizona Suzuki Association (ASA)

My experience

• Adjunct faculty, Glendale Community College
• Staff at Arcadia and Prestige Music Academies, Mandel Music Studio
• Regular clinician at North Canyon and Thunderbird High Schools and ASA workshops
• Faculty at West Valley Youth Orchestra Camp with Quartet Sabaku
• Strings Teacher, Rancho Solano Private School
• Violin Professor, Calvin College, Eastern Illinois University