Lessons

Every student deserves to have a long and healthy musical life. Instilling healthy practicing habits, approaches, and form in my students is instrumental in ensuring that they keep the privilege of choice, should they ever want a break from music (as opposed to an injury taking it from them). Part of developing healthy habits in music students is teaching them many ways and perspectives to approach their practice physically and mentally. I do this by giving them tools to think critically about what they are practicing, so that they internalize it and have the potential to pass on the tools to their future students. Application of these skills and perspectives is also included in the study of repertoire. Each note should have intention behind it backed by the study of the music. This includes the score itself, the composer, the premiering performer, and the context in which the piece was composed relative to the time period and to the stage of the composer’s life and collection of their works.