Piano, Voice and Music for All

Music is my passion! I work with students of all ages; from my studio or I will come to your home if our schedules fit. I teach piano and I am a vocal coach for anyone from beginning to intermediate levels. Nobody is too old to be a student. You will have an enormous amount of fun by beginning to learn various songs on the piano via pattern identification. We will concentrate on artistry and technique, and eventually, I will introduce sight reading and theory. These two things are much easier to learn when I introduce you to my pattern identification method of learning. I teach all different styles from Classical to Jazz, Blues and Pop. My background includes several decades of piano playing with my mother standing by (she was a piano teacher who was educated at Yale Music school, so I couldn't get away with too many mistakes). I've been a professional singer for more than 20 years, and performed at numerous venues in the U.S. and China. I have extensive experience in music. I sang with the Glide Ensemble at the famous Glide Memorial Church while living in San Francisco. During that time, I have had the honor of performing for various politicians campaigns and public speaches, including Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama, Diane Feinstein, Gavin Newsom, Ed Lee and various others in the bay area. I have had the pleasure of performing with Ashford and Simpson, Pete Escovedo, Sheila E., and Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers. I was one of the 30 people chosen to sing with the Ensemble at the 2010 Expo in Shanghai. I've performed with my choir doing backups for Stevie Wonder. While on the East Coast, I performed as lead vocalist in a band called The Mansfield Hollow Promises, with our lead guitarist Peter Tork (of the Monkees). I've traveled with and was manager for several different bands and performers in New York City and the New England area, with The Mercy Seat (lead guitarist Gordon Gano from the band The Violent Femmes) and with Ellen McIlwaine (guitarist/singer in U.S. and Canada).