Hello prospective students! I am a drummer who specializes in playing jazz music, but I teach many styles of drumming, including but not limited to: straight-ahead swing, modern jazz, rock, hip hop, RnB, funk, and different Latinamerican styles. I also compose and produce music. In addition to drumming, I teach music theory and ear training, and beginner/intermediate piano, especially as tools to use when learning to work as a composer or songwriter.

I love seeing my students progress and develop their skillsets and I strive to provide educational material that is challenging enough to be engaging but not so challenging that it becomes discouraging. Most importantly, I treat students as individuals rather than using the same "cookie-cutter" approach on everyone I work with.

I graduated from New Mexico State University in 2019 (with honors) with a degree in Classical Percussion Performance. I obtained a master's degree in Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media (Drumset Focus) at The Eastman School of Music in May of 2022. I have been teaching music privately since 2016, I taught a functional Jazz Drumset class at Eastman, and I spent 8 months teaching a private studio of around a dozen students at a local music store in Rochester. I am passionate about music history and music theory. Additionally, I have studied a broad field of music under the Western Classical umbrella (ranging from Bach to Xenakis), and a similarly broad range of music from American Popular culture, ranging from Great American Songbook tunes to the music of The Arctic Monkeys.

I love to teach and am happy to work with students of all levels and all ages! Please don't hesitate to reach out so we can line something up and get started!