My teaching style is based on a few key ideas - First, every student can and should be successful in my class. My designing enjoyable, approachable, and meaningful teaching materials I can support ALL of my students. Second, I want to work smarter, not harder - I design my materials to yield the maximum growth in my students without generating more work for me. And third, students who have a strong fundamental knowledge of music will also perform better. Many of my materials focus on developing a higher degree of music literacy in my students.