FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
For private instruction, I charge $38 for a 1/2 hour lesson, $32 for a 45 min lesson and $35 for a full hour.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
In our first lesson, we assess your abilities. What do you know? What do you need to learn? We will get you set up with the first music you'll work with and begin playing together right away. I'll be helping you learn to read music as you learn to play or sing it. It's a fun way to begin!
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
*Center for Education School of the Arts and Sciences- Owner/Principal/Music Director for 13 years of a K-12 school that focuses on the Arts *Doctor of Philosophy in Exceptional Student Education from Rochville University * Doctor of Music Pedagogy from Florida State University *Master of Music Performance from University of South Florida, Minor in Music Theory *Bachelor of Music Performance from University of South Florida, Minor in Music Education *Associate of Arts, Hillsborough Community College, Dual Major- Music & Political Science *Adjunct Professor- University of Tampa, Bassoon Professor & Music History Professor *Adjunct Professor-Clearwater Christian College, Bassoon Professor *Graduate Assistant at FSU School of Music- Taught all undergraduate bassoonists, taught oboe & bassoon pedagogy classes to music education majors, taught reed making classes to all graduate and undergraduate bassoonists. *Graduate Assistant at USF School of Music-Taught undergraduate music theory classes, helped develop the aural music theory training program. *Hillsborough County Public Schools-Taught at Shaw Elementary, Hunters Green Elementary, and Tampa Palms Elementary Schools. *Performed as a Professional Concert Bassoonist *Substitute Bassoonist for the Florida Orchestra for 3 years. *Principal Bassoonist for the Tampa Bay Symphony for 5 years *2nd Bassoon for the Florida West Coast Symphony for 2 years *Principal Bassoonist for the Imperial Symphony for 2 years *Private Studio- teaching individual music and academic students since 1993!