I am a highly energetic self-starter, hard worker, and very dependable; with leadership experience in an array of professional fields. I have worked with many major organizations including the NAACP ACT-SO National Competition, Brooklyn College, Henry Street Settlement; Abrons Arts Center, and the Summer Music Institute of the Boys Choir of Harlem to name a few. I am confident that I can make a valuable contribution to your present and future operations, objectives, and goals regarding the lives and academic careers of youth.

My teaching philosophy consists of my constant application to serving as a fair advocate and providing counsel to any students and parents I am fortunate to serve. This counsel includes, but not limited to, producing original musical productions, financial aid inquiries, extra one-on-one mentoring, a guide through an in-depth research experience, language training, inquiries regarding music auditions, study-abroad programs, the right choice and fit of a high school, and/or summer program opportunities in order to meet their future goals of any student. In addition to the teaching of the skills necessary to be a complete and competent musician, I encourage students to be aware of their personal demeanor necessary to being a healthy and supportive colleague in any performance and/or academic environment. In doing so, they will have chosen to enliven the attitude of any environment they are apart of and, in turn, the common goals of all in attendance will be paramount to their personal and professional accolades. Students under my tutelage have gone on to complete studies at the University of Bridgeport, Morehouse College, State University of New York, Fredonia, YoungARTS National Competition and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, to name a few.

In addition, I have completed language studies in German, Italian and French, where my alumni affiliations include the Goethe Institute of Berlin, Germany; The Phyllis Curtin Seminar for Singers at The Tanglewood Music Center, The Boys Choir of Harlem, and The Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI). Within my pedagogical studies, I have also completed the Level I, II, and III Certification of the Lovetri Method Somatic Voice work, which was created by the Vocal Pedagogue Jeannette Lovetri. Mrs. LoVetri is the principal vocal coach for the acclaimed Brooklyn Youth Chorus. My studies with her prompted further exploring and research of the vocal mechanism by Cornelius Reid and William Vennard. Through this, I place a very high importance in my teaching reflecting registration and vocal calibration to suit each and every student’s vocal needs. 

BM, Queens College, City University of New York; Flushing, NY

Mittestuffe Eins, Goethe Institute; Berlin, Germany 

TEFL, The International TEFL Academy, Chicago, Illinois

MM, Brooklyn College, City University of New York; Brooklyn NY

MA, Lehman College, City University of New York; Bronx, NY

Grad. Cert; College of Saint Rose