1. Personal Statement
I believe that progressive teaching must employ constructive
pedagogical strategies to foster meaningful musical experiences
for students to build and to exhibit competence. My pedagogical
model is comprised of a student-centered approach to produce
attainable challenges and to affect affirmative changes that will
physically, technically, and emotionally enrich each student's
performance.
During instruction, I exercise scaffolding methods to facilitate the
students' zone of proximal development and innovative
questioning to augment students' cognitive thinking and critical
thinking skills. The process of musical learning is purposeful when
it is facilitated within a nurturing environment to motivate the
students' intrinsic interests and that is my goal!
Currently, I prepare my students for singing auditions on Broadway
and off-Broadway productions, CCM Singing Competitions,
Commercials, Musical Theatre Productions, The Voice, X-Factor,
American Idol, Specialized Performance Schools, College Music
Performances, and Choirs. A number of my piano students prepare
for the NYSSMA and ABRSM examinations. As a clinical trained
Vocologist, I also work with students to correct vocal fold injuries
and to prevent further trauma, as well to improve phonatory
production during singing.

2. Education / Training
As a music professional, I specialize in Voice (Contemporary
Commercial Music), Vocology, and in Piano (Classical). I am
certified by the New York Singer Teacher™s Association and the
Somatic Voicework The LoVetri Method. In addition, I am a
City/State Teacher Certified in Music (K-12) and a member of
NYSTA, NATS, and MEANYC.
I am a graduate of Columbia University in Music & Music
Education, M.A., Ed.M. I have a comprehensive background and
training in Piano, Voice, Vocal Pedagogy, Vocology, and General
Music. I studied music at Hunter College and I obtained a Bachelor
Degree in Italian from Queens College. As an instrumentalist, I
attended Fiorello LaGuardia of Music & Art & Performing Arts H.S.
and the Center for Preparatory Studies in Music at Queens College.
My professional development is comprised of studies in Vocology
at Keidar Voice Instititute, in Voice Management Techniques at
Westminster Choir College, and in Dalcroze at Lucy Moses School.
Over the years, I studied with acclaimed vocal professionals such
as Dr. Anat Keidar, Dr. Jeanne Goffi-Fynn, and David Sabella-Mills
among others.