I feel like it's my job to help students reach their goals on the cello. I try to help students discover and name their goals, and then we work on a plan to reach them. For my younger students, I use a great deal of play and games to explore on the cello. For my older students, I try to provide a clear framework to let the student explore within that framework. I believe my biggest job is to be connected to my students as a human being first and as a teacher second, so some lessons have a great deal of chatting. I want to enable students to feel safe, cared for, capable, and energized. This way, they can connect to themselves and others through their musical expression.  

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I will support the students who come to lessons to play casually as much as I will support the students who come to push themselves to play at a competitive or professional level.

• Weekly private lessons with me

• Group lessons with peers (required)

If a student has to miss a lesson, families should use the parent contact list (sent over email) to try to find a time to switch with other students. Now that I'm only teaching two days a week, it's harder to switch lessons. If you can't reschedule, I'll try to reschedule your lesson during the week. If I can't find a time that week, then it will be a lost lesson. If I have to miss a lesson, I will either schedule a makeup lesson or I will refund your lesson fee. My calendar generally follows the calendar of the Ann Arbor Public Schools.

​Semesterly fees (2026-27):

• 30-minute lessons: $1366

• 45-minute lessons: $1582

• 60-minute lessons: $1870

For my youngest students, I am only with the student one or two days a week, so the parent takes on a crucial role at home. I will take the time to make sure parents know how to be the home teacher. We will use a combination of Suzuki repertoire as well as songs already familiar to the student.