- Possesses B. Music (in Violin Performance) and M. A. (in Music Education) university degrees
- Trained in Shin’ichi Suzuki’s “Mother Tongue Method” of violin instruction
- Obtained certification to teach in the public schools of Missouri, Alberta and British Columbia
- Taught school band, orchestra and elementary school music in Edmonton, AB and in Chetwynd & Tumbler Ridge, BC
- Has demonstrated many years of private music teaching experience including and Music Theory and Analysis
- Studied with world-renowned violinists and teachers
- Experienced Classical soloist, chamber musician and fiddler
