Education
1985 Bachelor of Music Degree in Performance, Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA Primary teachers: David Abel (SF Conservatory) LeRoy Peterson (PUC)
1980-1982 Undergraduate Studies, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Primary teacher: Zvi Zeitlin, Chamber Music: Abram Loft
1981/82 Music Academy of the West Summer Festival Orchestra (Santa Barbara, CA)
1964-1980 Preparatory violin instruction: Elizabeth Mills (one of the first Suzuki teachers in America and a founder of the Suzuki Association of America)
Continuing Education
Registered Suzuki Books with SAA: 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Overview of Book 6 -10
Teaching with an Open Heart, Additional Suzuki Teaching overviews and workshops registered with SAA: Case, Higa, Sprunger. Kreitman, Einfeldt, Leib, Prucil, Cole. All registered workshops and dates are available on the SAA Japanese Teachers Convention, Hamamatsu City, Japan
Spring Workshop Classes, Nagano, Japan
Work Experience
Private Music Studio: Dunwoody, Georgia (1998-present)
Staff teacher at the Westminster Schools: Atlanta, Georgia (2006-2015)
Substitute teacher at the Westminster Schools: Atlant Georgia 2015
Dunwoody Baptist Church Orchestra Concertmaster
Freelance violinist in the Atlanta area
1988-1996 Private Music Studio: Arcadia, California
Group Class Instructor: Pasadena Chapter, SMAC-LA
1987-1990 Private Studio in Redlands, CA
1986-1987 Director and Teacher: The Inland Suzuki Music School, Redlands, CA
1985-1997 Staff Instructor: The Inland Suzuki Music School, Redlands, CA
1985-1989 Los Angeles Philharmonic Association: Music Librarian for the 1985 Summer Institute, Departmental work in Public Relations and Educational Programs
Suzuki Association of Georgia: Vice President/Chairman of the Graduation Concerts (2006-present)
Member: Suzuki Association of the Americas, SAGA
Past Board Member of the Suzuki Music Association of California, Los Angeles