Cello Teacher

Influences: Jaqueline DuPre, Mark Summer

Guitar Teacher

Influences: Brian May, David Rawlings

About Me:
I believe that music making is a privilege that should be available to anyone who has the inclination. I teach in a relaxed yet goal-oriented way, with an emphasis on good technique, basic music theory and personal expression. Students ultimately teach themselves, the teacher is a guide, one who offers shortcuts and shows a path to effortless musicianship. My first priority is for the lesson to be a joyful experience. I have a flexible teaching system, spontaneously evolving with each student.

Experience:

• Private Cello/Guitar Teacher, Charleston, SC and Brooklyn, NY [2001 - Present]
• Professional Singer Songwriter, Charleston, SC and Brooklyn NY [2003 - Present]
• Member of National Touring Rock band, Jump, Little Children, Charleston, SC [1994 - 2005]
• Freelance recording studio Cellist, Charleston, SC and Brooklyn, NY [1994 - Present]
• Sub for Winston-Salem Symphony, Winston-Salem, NC [1993]
• Sub for Western Piedmont Orchestra, Hickory, NC [1993]

Education:

• Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance (BM), North Carolina School of the Arts [1994]

Studied With:

• Michael Daves-Guitar [2006 - 2007]
• Robert Newton-Guitar [2003 - 2004]
• Robert Marsh-Cello [1990 - 1994]
• Charles Medlin-Cello [1989 - 1990]
• Worth Williams-Cello [1988 - 1989]

Seminars and Workshops Attended:

• Winter Institute for String Quartets, University of Delaware [1994]

Awards:

• 2nd Place, NCNB Music Competition - National Bank of North Carolina [1990]

Discography:

• Ward Williams - "Ward Williams" [2006]
• Jump, Little Children - "Live at the Dock Street Theatre" [2006]
• Jump, Little Children - "Between the Glow and the Light" [2005]
• Jump, Little Children - "Between the Dim and the Dark" [2004]
• Jump, Little Children - "Vertigo" [2001]
• Jump, Little Children - "Magazine" [1998]
• Jump, Little Children - "Buzz" [1996]
• Jump, Little Children - "The Licorice Tea Demos" [1995]

Scholarships:

• NCNB Music Competition 2nd prize scholarship [1990 - 1994]