I hold an Honours Bachelor of Music (BMus) in Performance from Laurier. 

I have been teaching cello at the Beckett School at Laurier since 1990. This extensive experience has given me the opportunity to work with hundreds of cellists. From them, and from my own studies, I have developed many different approaches to the same issues, so that I can tailor my teaching to the unique abilities and challenges of each student.

I continue to perform in a wide range of solo, chamber and orchestral situations and I draw from these experiences to enrich my teaching.

In my forties I felt I was growing stale as a player and teacher. I decided to take some lessons with COC principal Bryan Epperson in Toronto. I can't thank him enough for the instruction and inspiration.

• Consistent Kiwanis Festival success with scholarships and trophies.
• Many Provincial delegates, including three in 2018.
• RCM exams with excellent marks, including a silver medal winner.
• A large contingent of cellists in the four levels of the Kitchener-Waterloo Youth Orchestra Program, often comprising more than half of the cellists participating.
• Two past winners of the Youth Orchestra concerto competition.
• Many students have gone on to undergraduate and graduate music programs in Canada and Europe including Laurier, Glenn Gould School, the University of British Columbia, Queens University, University of Montreal, Hague Conservatory, etc.

My goal is to inspire and instruct my students to become true musicians. Not automatons pushed out to a template, but artists who express themselves through the medium of the cello. I work constantly to improve the variety and excellence of what I can offer them. Teaching is my passion.

• nine-week lesson cycles
• 30 minutes for $278
• 45 minutes for $417
• 60 minutes for $556