Private drum and piano lessons.

Piano

Bastien method: learn to read music and play your favorite songs.

I have been awarded first place in 32 piano recitals and attended the University of Colorado as a piano performance major. My teachers ranged from Carnegie Hall concert pianists to one of the best-known live jazz players in Denver. I am experienced in recitals, college auditions, and complex music theory and composition.

I teach beginner piano using Bastien piano method. I supplement these books with additional performance pieces as well as scale and finger exercises like Hanon and A Dozen a Day.

Intermediate and advanced students will be studying classical pieces in detail while mastering scales & arpeggios.

I teach theory to both young and older students - for younger students theory can be a fun way to break up the lesson, while older students appreciate learning the “why” and “how” behind the music they enjoy!

Teachers: Alejandro Cremaschi (piano pedagogy, CU Boulder), Pat Bianchi (jazz piano, CU Boulder), Chad Amen, and Megan McCardle.

Drums

Worship and pop/rock drumming.

I currently drum at churches on the weekends, and I am a session drummer for Christian songwriter demos and tracks.

In 2022 I took drum lessons with Luke Anderson, the drummer for Elevation Worship. He wrote and recorded the drum tracks on Elevation’s first five albums.

Drum lessons will focus on playing favorite songs, grooving to a click, rudiments, developing comfortable movement around the kit, fill creativity, and limb independence.