Teaching
Philosophy
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Making music is the vehicle by which I can be the fullest expression of myself, and I am passionate about sharing this skill with as many students as possible. My teaching studio has the potential to be a space of healing, magic, and restoration; a space that gives breath to possibility and shatters limitations.
To teach the language of music, in my mind, means to move away from certain traditional styles of teaching that have somewhat dominated the methods of music education until recently. However, if I teach a student who flourishes with more structure that resembles an “old school” approach, I have the flexibility to adjust and modify as necessary. Either way, my desire is to keep the artist’s flame alive within each student, and to help foster growth from a place of openness and authenticity.
With French piccolo icon Jean-Louis Beaumadier
As artists, we do not find peace in our music, nor achievement in our career, by pushing ourselves into discouragement, boredom, pain or criticism. These are the factors that can weaken a student’s motivation or worse, snuff it out completely. This is why it is essential to teach with intention and serve with nourishment and reason to continually strengthen and reignite this precious flame. One of my goals as a teacher is to hold space for the student to be creative and to discover how to express their thoughts and ideas from within. To play music fully is to connect with something inside; a place where Truth is found.