My biggest goal is to never stop wanting to learn more. What are your personal goals as a musician?: I made the decision on the spot that if I couldn’t get a drum kit then getting a guitar was probably just as cool, and over a decade later I haven’t regretted that decision. When I was 13 I had somehow convinced my parents to get me a drum kit for my birthday, but the music store we went to only had guitars in stock. When did you begin playing Guitar, and why?:īelieve it or not I started playing guitar by accident. It’s my job as a teacher to not only illustrate the technical and theoretical side of playing music but also provide encouragement for them in their journey of musical discovery. Everyone learns differently and has different interests so I believe that keeping that at the forefront of any lesson plan keeps students interested and hungry to learn more. My teaching style is based entirely on the needs of my students.

Receiving my first guitar as my 13th birthday present proved to be a monumental moment in my life and nowadays it’s rare to see me travel anywhere without a guitar somewhere in my possession. According to my mom I’ve been singing since I could talk (though I think she might be exaggerating slightly), but more concretely my musical journey began with piano lessons in kindergarten and continued by playing saxophone and singing in choir up through high school. I am a composer, sound engineer, multi-instrumentalist and teacher here in Philadelphia with wide ranging experience working in a variety of styles and settings.

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