Introduction: Greetings!
I teach violin, viola, cello, guitar and piano, and although I can teach to advanced levels in all of them, my real speciality is young beginners!
Currently, I’m only taking new students online or at my home studio in Grand Rapids, MI.
Tuition is $110/month, payable through PayPal or similar institution, and due at the first lesson of each month. Please prioritize your reserved lesson time as cancellations will not be made up or refunded for any reason.
I use an online curriculum which students must also subscribe to, which costs between $8-25/month, depending on which one or combinations we use.
Since teaching is my full-time job, it’s important that my students commit to a nearly year-round routine. Students may take off a month of their choice during Summer break, and I usually take off the last week of December and the first week of January, and the week of Spring break.
Since 2002, I’ve taught more than 23,000 lessons. From 2009-2012 I owned and operated a set of three fine arts centers for kids across West Michigan called Lil’ Learners. I currently teach 50+ students each week online, in my home studio, at Keyboard World, and for Hamilton Schools Homeschool co-op and Niles’ Homeschool Partnership.
I also own and develop ExactNotes.com, which is the online home for my patent-pending music notation.
If you have any questions I can help answer, or to schedule a first lesson, please contact me!
I’m especially interested in curriculum design, how the brain learns, and similarities between learning a language and learning music. I would consider my work well done if I could get kids excited about making their own music in a way that makes it a special pastime for life, like it is for me :)
