My passion has always been teaching.
Playing music gives me such incredible joy; I am devoted to helping others enjoy doing things I love best.
Playing music gives me such incredible joy; I am devoted to helping others enjoy doing things I love best.
Degrees & Certificates
• Ph. D., Violin Pedagogy, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
• M.M., Violin Performance, Converse College, Spartenburg, South Carolina
• M.Ed., Public School Administration, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska
• B.S., Education, Instrumental Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
• Teaching Certificate, Suzuki Talent Education College, Matsumoto, Japan
• Suzuki Association of America Certified through Level 7
• Colour Strings Teaching Certificates: Kuhmo, Finland, London, UK; Mankato, Minnesota
• Kodaly Certificate Bloomington, Indiana
Performance Studies
• Violin: Won Mo Kim, Jerry Lucktenberg, Paul Rosenthal, Shinichi Suzuki, Yuval Yaron, Mimi Zweig
• Baroque Violin: Eduard Melkus Seminar, Stanley Ritchie Workshop
• Viola da Gamba: Carol Hermann, Margaret Panofsky
• Cello: Margaret Parnam, Helga Winold
• String Pedagogy: Samuel Applebaum, George Bornoff, Jacqueline Dillon, Joseph Gingold,
Henryk Kowalski, William Lincer, Jerri Lucktenberg, James Maurer, Marvin Rabin, Nellie
Shkolnikova, Gaza Szilvay, Janos Starker, Shinchi Suzuki, William Starr, Helga Winold,
Mimi Zweig
• Jazz: David Nabb, Christian Howes
Faculty Positions
• University of Nebraska
• Indiana-Purdue University at Indianapolis
• Director, Columbus Suzuki Program, Indiana
• Director, The Violin School, Asheville, North Carolina
• Mars Hill College
• Strings in the Schools, Asheville, North Carolina
• Anchorage Burrough School District, Alaska
• Norman Oklahoma School District!, Oklahoma
Principle Professional Performing
• Music Director & Principal Conductor, Kearney Area Symphony Orchestra, Nebraska
• Assistant Concertmaster, International Symphony Orchestra Port Huron, MI
• Asheville Symphony Orchestra, N.C.
• Columbus Philharmonic, IN.
• Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, AK
• Livingston Fiddlers, Livingston, Scotland
• Cake and Coffee Club Baroque Ensemble
• Past Time with Good Company Baroque Ensemble
• Numerous small chamber groups
• Ph. D., Violin Pedagogy, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
• M.M., Violin Performance, Converse College, Spartenburg, South Carolina
• M.Ed., Public School Administration, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska
• B.S., Education, Instrumental Music, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
• Teaching Certificate, Suzuki Talent Education College, Matsumoto, Japan
• Suzuki Association of America Certified through Level 7
• Colour Strings Teaching Certificates: Kuhmo, Finland, London, UK; Mankato, Minnesota
• Kodaly Certificate Bloomington, Indiana
Performance Studies
• Violin: Won Mo Kim, Jerry Lucktenberg, Paul Rosenthal, Shinichi Suzuki, Yuval Yaron, Mimi Zweig
• Baroque Violin: Eduard Melkus Seminar, Stanley Ritchie Workshop
• Viola da Gamba: Carol Hermann, Margaret Panofsky
• Cello: Margaret Parnam, Helga Winold
• String Pedagogy: Samuel Applebaum, George Bornoff, Jacqueline Dillon, Joseph Gingold,
Henryk Kowalski, William Lincer, Jerri Lucktenberg, James Maurer, Marvin Rabin, Nellie
Shkolnikova, Gaza Szilvay, Janos Starker, Shinchi Suzuki, William Starr, Helga Winold,
Mimi Zweig
• Jazz: David Nabb, Christian Howes
Faculty Positions
• University of Nebraska
• Indiana-Purdue University at Indianapolis
• Director, Columbus Suzuki Program, Indiana
• Director, The Violin School, Asheville, North Carolina
• Mars Hill College
• Strings in the Schools, Asheville, North Carolina
• Anchorage Burrough School District, Alaska
• Norman Oklahoma School District!, Oklahoma
Principle Professional Performing
• Music Director & Principal Conductor, Kearney Area Symphony Orchestra, Nebraska
• Assistant Concertmaster, International Symphony Orchestra Port Huron, MI
• Asheville Symphony Orchestra, N.C.
• Columbus Philharmonic, IN.
• Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, AK
• Livingston Fiddlers, Livingston, Scotland
• Cake and Coffee Club Baroque Ensemble
• Past Time with Good Company Baroque Ensemble
• Numerous small chamber groups