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Mission Statement

Lessons Music For All      Occasions

I have seen my flute music soothe a crying baby, bring light to the eyes and song to the lips of an aging person, lend a dimension of warmth and depth to the voices of a wedding couple, ease the burden of a grieving child, and bring joy and inspiration to many. I’ve been told by people of wide ranging faiths that my music brings them closer to God. I’ve played on mountain tops, ocean and lake shores, open fields, creek banks, in churches, mountain chapels, concert halls, retirement homes, art galleries, pre-schools, music studios, living rooms, dining rooms and kitchens.

My mission as a performer is to feel and express the pulse of life and love and joy, and to challenge myself through ever increasing variety of experience and study and rigorous practice, to be the most lucid channel I can be for expressing, through flute music, all that is fundamentally human.

My mission as a teacher is to strive constantly for ever increasing trust and mutual understanding, and variety of detail and nuance in conveying information, inspiration and a plan of action, to ensure that every student is able to develop the physical, psychological, emotional and/or spiritual tools, talents, and understanding, for optimal growth, self expression, confidence and joy. An equal part of my mission is to remain open and eager to learn from each of my students about new angles of seeing, hearing, feeling, communicating, learning, teaching and expressing.