Stringlights Music

I've been teaching orchestra, strings, and general music for over 25 years — in school ensembles, private studios, and teacher-training programs at the national level. I create resources rooted in real classroom experience: games, composition projects, fiddle tunes, and cross-curricular activities designed to get students curious, creative, and making music from day one.

My teaching draws from a rich blend of methodologies — Bornoff, Suzuki, Orff Schulwerk, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Music Mind Games, World Music Drumming, and fiddle traditions. I've spent years studying and applying these approaches in orchestra classrooms, private lessons, and teacher-training settings, and that cross-pollination is at the heart of everything I make. I'm also a creative problem-solver at heart: I invented the Stringlights Music™ magnetic fingerboard maps when I couldn't find the teaching tool I needed, and that same instinct drives everything I bring to the classroom and to this store.

I'm an active clinician and presenter at string education institutes, workshops, and summer camps. In addition, I work as a consultant for curriculum and program development. I've served in leadership roles in string education at the national level. I have a background in classical music and most recently, contest-style fiddle, and professional musical theater. This performance background is what keeps my teaching creative, playful, and built around memorable experiences.

BM in Music from The Catholic University of America; MM in Music Education with an emphasis in string pedagogy from the University of Maryland. I'm a lifelong learner — always reading, experimenting, and refining my practice.

I direct Middle and High School orchestras, run a private studio serving students ages 5 through adult, and am the creator of Stringlights Music™ 🎻 — visit stringlightsmusic.com to learn more. Stringlightsmusic.com