Mission Statement:
Music education is the cultivation of creative expression and the embracing
of sound and culture. As a teacher it is my mission to provide students with
the tools to express themselves through music while challenging them to widen
the circle that defines what music is, both culturally and historically. I
accomplish this through a concentration on improvisation, composition and
exposure to music of varying cultures and times. This philosophy gives the
student the tools to develop their ears thoroughly and approach his/her instrument
from an original and unique approach.
A partial list of teaching postitions include:
- Music Director for Passport
Project (Cleveland, OH), 2002-2005.
- Instructed at Passport Project's Global Community Arts Center. Classes
included Songwriting,
Creative Music Improvisation and Culture Camp.
- Chamber ensemble coach for Cleveland Heights high school 2003-2005.
- Artist-Educator summer literacy program, Cleveland City Schools, 4th-5th
grades, 2002
- Young Audiences summer literacy
program, 3rd grade, 2000-2001.
- Cleveland Music School Settlement
Summer Music Camp, 2001.
- Presented lecture demonstrations in various locations including arts
education and
performance center Plan B in Santa Fe, and the Visiones Sonoras
Festival in Mexico City.
- Private instruction on guitar, bass since 1989.
- Developing children's opera programs for Santa Fe Opera
2006-present.
- Adjunct Professor of music for the College of Santa Fe (fall 2007).
- Artist in residence for
Artworks (Santa Fe Arts Commision) (fall 2007).
