I am an improviser, composer and teacher based in New York City. My main instrument is piano, but I’ve been known to pull the clarinet out once in a while!
I released an album of solo piano. It’s called Whirled. Available on Bandcamp or at your favorite streaming service. (Just search for my name…)
I teach musicianship, ear training and music theory through the Dalcroze approach. Not sure what that is? Click here to find out more.
Training and education:
- Diplôme Supérieur, Institute Jaques-Dalcroze, Geneva Switzerland. 2020
- D.M.A. in Performance; Stony Brook University, NY. 2018.
- M.A. in Music Education; Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, NY. B.A. 2015.
- B. A. in Performance, Jazz Saxophone; University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. 1989.
- Dalcroze License: Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA. 2008 with Lisa Parker and Anne Farber.
- Dalcroze Certificate: Juilliard School of Music, New York, NY. 2000 with Robert Abramson.
Here is a list of the schools and programs I am involved with:
Lucy Moses School of Music at Kaufman Music Center in New York City: Dalcroze eurhythmics, solfège and improvisation classes for children and adults. I am the director of Dalcroze Professional Studies for adults, which includes Dalcroze teacher training at all levels during both the academic year and the summer.
The Dalcroze School of Music and Movement: I am on the faculty of this school, directed by Jeremy Dittus, which offers Dalcroze teacher-training at all levels. The school is based in Dallas, Texas; currently in residence in Oberlin, OH during the summer.
Colburn School in Los Angeles; I am the director of studies for a new program in California offering teacher-training towards the Professional Certificate in Dalcroze.
Columbia University: undergraduate musicianship.
I teach privately as a pianist, improviser, solfège/ear training teacher, and Dalcroze teacher-trainer. I occasionally offer my own classes. Click here for more information.
My latest project is a group called Locomotors. It’s present incarnation features dancer and choreographer (and Dalcroze teacher) Dawn Pratson. Click here for upcoming performances and to learn more about the group.
Here is a collection of performance video from my DMA work at Stony Brook University from 2015-2017.
Here is a podcast I was featured on with my colleagues Anthony Molinero and Lauren Hodgson.