According to my mom, I began singing before I could speak in full sentences.  Music has always been a part of my blood, and it always will be.  Actually, I should say that all of the arts have a special part of my heart.  I starred in my first musical when I was 5 and still remember the lessons my artistic father taught me about oil pastels.  I have sung with large groups and small, from the Los Angeles Opera workshop to The Master’s College Chorale, in the United States, Israel and South Africa.  I studied Music, Youth Ministry, Education and Vocal Technique at The Master’s College in Southern California.

In 2002, I quit my job as a hostess to devote my time to teaching (which I began the year prior), and I was both in over my head and loving it.  It took me a few years to really appreciate the importance that my role was in my students’ lives.  I had to think through the hard questions, and I still continue to do that.  It would be ignorant of me to think that in teaching something as technical as piano playing that I am not also crafting character in my students.  Through that, I’ve grown to love learning my students–what makes them tick…how they learn…what encourages them the most.  I think this makes me unique in my field.  I hope that someday, somewhere I won’t be so unique.  I also hope that through the lessons I’ve learned, I can continue to encourage parents and fellow teachers.

This is who I am.  I don’t teach for me.  I teach for them.

(If you’d like to see a more exhaustive list of my credentials, click here.)