"Two of my favorite things to do are playing music and sharing my knowledge of music with other people. I have a BA in Music from Florida State University and a Master of Music in Viola Performance at Penn State University, where I was a teaching assistant. Currently I am an Advanced Music Studies Certificate student at Carnegie Mellon University, where I have received a full scholarship.

As a current resident of Pittsburgh, I enjoy giving lessons and playing in a number of nearby professional symphonies. I am a member of the Johnstown Symphony, and the Altoona Symphony, where I am principal violist. I also look forward to playing with the National Repertory Orchestra for the summer 2021 season. Aside from playing traditional classical music, I have helped keep modern instrumental music alive by participating in recordings for bands and composers such as Scott Slapin and The New 76ers.

In my five years of teaching I have worked with different students from children to adult and from beginner to advanced-intermediate levels. I have given lessons to engineering students, bodybuilders, musicians who play other instruments, and people who just have an itch for learning the violin or viola. As someone who has taught as both a private instructor and as a sectional coach for youth orchestras, I prefer smaller settings where students can get more one-one attention. Although learning a new instrument is never easy, I believe that lessons should be positive experiences that lead to a strong appreciation of everything that music has to offer." less...