Meet Your Instructor

I decided to spend my life on music the day I watched my teachers play with complete freedom — no hesitation, no searching for the next note, just music. I’ve been chasing that ever since.

I trained two ways. In school: an Associate’s in Music from Northlake College and a Bachelor’s in Piano Performance in Jazz Studies from UT Arlington. And on the bandstand, night after night, where you learn to commit to every single note. I studied classical and jazz side by side because I wanted to be a complete musician. I’m still a student of this music, and I always will be.

For over five years I’ve taught both traditions together, in private and group lessons, to students ages 8 and up — from complete beginners to adults. I play and improvise alongside my students, not just in front of them — and over time they gain something bigger than technique: the confidence to be decisive, and the discipline to keep going when a piece gets hard. When I’m not teaching, I’m leading my jazz trio around DFW.

My studio runs on structure: clear goals, weekly progress, two recitals a year, and a foundation strong enough to take a student anywhere they want to go — classical, jazz, pop, or teaching it themselves someday.

Lessons are held at FUMC Lewisville, where I also play for the modern service. Practice Music School is an independent studio and not a program of the church.

Start with a complimentary consultation and mini lesson.