The principle central to my method of teaching is that the student is not a container that needs to be filled, but rather a lightbulb that needs to be turned on. So, first and foremost I teach my students how to think, not what to think.
My approach focuses on giving a student two opposite and alternating sides of musical study – first exposing them to practical 'tools' that they can keep in their 'toolbox' forever. We turn to an alternating principle, the understanding that feeling is knowing. Then alternate again. Repeat. In the end, most technical skill and analytical thinking is for one purpose - that is to sharpen your senses, after-which one no longer needs to always be conscious and knowing of the tools.
My background in intense study of technique and different styles of music making combined with this two-step approach allows me to offer the student many tools that enhance sensitivity to sounds, and promote efficient workflow,
There is nothing more rewarding for me than making a student aware of their gifts and understand how to nurture them going on, making my 'job' obsolete.
I teach serious music students privately in the Boston area. Contact me for more information,
