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I want to help every student achieve their personal goals in music, whether it is to work on school music, learn a new instrument or become a professional musician. I encourage structure in the lessons, but am flexible to work on the students needs. I want my students to perform and experience live performances. I provide serval venues and ensembles where I perform as well as other performances happening in the Pittsburgh area.
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I am an enthusiastic and flexible teacher who seeks to help students chart their own path in music. I'm an Illinois native, and I studied music education and clarinet performance at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Wisconsin before coming to Pittsburgh to study at Duquesne University. While in Pittsburgh, I've had the opportunity to perform with Alia Musica, a professional contemporary music ensemble, and with the Directions Duo, a group dedicated to performing music new and old in innovative settings. My performing career has taken me from Boston to the Arkansas Ozarks and many places in between, allowing me the opportunity to grow as a teacher and musician through my interactions with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds.
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My teaching experience dates all the way back to highschool when I was in charge of coaching the flute section on difficult parts as section leader in wind ensemble. During college, I took on my first private students, and I have now been teaching flute, piano, and violin in the greater Pittsburgh area for four years now. My teaching locations have included Batavia Studios in Mars, PA and Waddell's Music Center in Wexford, PA. At both of these locations, I have welcomed students from ages 4 to 60 and gained experience teaching piano, flute, violin, and music theory.
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My favorite moments in teaching are the times when something clicks, and a student has the "Eureka!" moment! I set goals for students both weekly and long term, to help keep things in perspective. Reinforcing accomplishments while introducing progressive challenges will help the student to achieve at levels that they might not have known they were capable of. It is important to me that lessons are tailored to each student's particular interests.
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During my graduate college years at Bowling Green State University, I began to really find out how much I enjoyed teaching students and the pleasure in watching them growing musically as well as personally. I have been teaching students consistently in my home studio for over 15 years. Encouraging students to not only learn how to read music, but to love what they are playing, has always been one of my main beliefs in enjoying and exploring the world of music and all it has to offer. I encourage my students to practice so they can continue to learn, but most importantly to have fun in the process. My students are also encouraged to perform in recitals no matter what level they are at, at that given time, so that they can feel comfortable and proud of their accomplishments as a musician. I always welcome the opportunity to teach students of all ages!
16 Years
Since We Started
41,456+
Happy Customers
10,769
Cities with Students
3,123
Teachers in Network
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