I started Suzuki violin lessons at age 3. At 10 yrs of age, I was 1 of 17 students chosen from my Suzuki violin group to perform at the 8th Suzuki International Conference in Berlin, Germany. After studying Psychology in college, I decided that my true passion was to teach violin.
I knew that I wanted to teach the Suzuki method because it had made such a profound impact on my life and gave me many wonderful experiences from a very young age. I registered with the Suzuki Association and began taking teacher training courses to help me better teach the talent that was taught to me. I have taken classes from highly recognized Suzuki Instructors such as Carrie Rheuning-Hummel and Ed Kreitman.
I have taught Suzuki Violin for 9 years. In 2006, I traveled with 3 of my students to the 14th Suzuki International Conference in Turin, Italy. Over the years, my students have excelled in their school orchestras, have been accepted into chamber orchestras, and have been accepted into the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestras of Atlanta.
My hope as a violin teacher is to incorporate as much of the Suzuki Method into my teaching as possible. I want to bring out and nurture the talents of these young individuals and watch them succeed. I believe that with all the time spent in front of televisions and computers, that this method and this way of thinking is vitally important to the proper growth and development of our children
