About​

I started playing the violin when I was nine years old. I participated in school orchestra every year from 4th - 12th grade, and I also played in my school’s auditioned chamber orchestra and in the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS). I took private lessons throughout these years as well. In High School, I began tutoring beginner students and assisting with group lessons through the Hovland Conservatory.

 

After graduating from high school I joined a live band. We wrote original music, performed locally, recorded an album, and went on tour... I haven’t stopped working with live bands and exploring alternative playing styles since! My interest in fiddle tunes led me to participate in the Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships, where I was honored to win third place in 2021 and fourth place in 2022.

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I returned to the classical music world to study with Dr. Erin Aldridge at UW-Superior, where I earned a BA in Music. Part of my degree included an Undergraduate Research Fellowship to study violin pedagogy, which enabled me to spend a summer studying and implementing various methods of teaching the violin. Part of this research included attending the Retreat for Violin and Viola Teachers, a 10-day workshop held at the the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Led by renowned violin pedagogue Mimi Zweig, the retreat featured over 60 hours of instruction, lectures, masterclasses, lessons, and opportunities to observe some of the best teachers in the country. My teaching and playing methods were profoundly impacted by this summer of study.

 

I started my own private lesson studio in 2016 and enjoy bringing both my formal classical training and my fiddling experience to my teaching.  

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