Individual lessons offer more flexibility for students who would like to book one or more lessons. All bi-weekly and monthly lessons must be booked as individual lessons.

Tuition-based payment plans are for those wanting to take weekly lessons. They offer discounted lesson rates, automatic billing, and guarantee students the same time slot each week.

Tuition-based plans are for terms of three months each. The terms are:

Fall: Sept-Nov

Winter: Dec-Feb

Spring: March-May

Summer: June-Aug

If you need to cancel within 24 hours of your lesson time please let me know via text or email and I will make a short video with a homework assignment for the student to work on during the week.

Yes! Please see my Holiday Calendar for the days I will not be teaching. I will send a reminder in advance to students to reschedule their lesson if it falls on a holiday.

Yes, I do. Please contact me for information and pricing. All in-home lessons must be on a tuition-based payment plan and an additional fee will be applied for travel time/expenses.

Rescheduled in-home lessons follow my cancellation policy and must be rescheduled as in-studio or online lessons.

If you are on a tuition-based payment plan, you are committing to the entire term. If you cancel before the end of the term, you will still be liable for the remainder of that term.

Payment is automatically charged at the beginning of each month. If you would like to cancel the upcoming term, a month’s notice is required. If a month’s notice is not given a $50 cancellation fee will be applied to your account.

My studio is located at 332 SE 29th Ave, Portland OR 97214.

When you get here you’ll go up a winding staircase and at the top will be two houses, to the left of 332 is a metal gate, walk to the back and my studio is right there! Please be respectful of those who have lessons before you and walk back at your lesson time. Call me at (541) 292-4280 if you have any trouble finding it.

Yes! I would encourage you to do so for the first one or two lessons. After that, I prefer working with the student one-on-one because it helps develop our relationship and fosters independent thinking and self-confidence. If you would like to check in during the lesson, let me know and I’ll set up a zoom link where you can watch the lesson at your convenience.

I’ve been teaching music professionally since 2019, though I’ve played, written, and performed music for over 20 years. Please see the About page for more information. I’d love to answer any questions you have about my teaching method, contact me here!

I like to prioritize consistency over duration for anyone playing an instrument. For kids, 10-15 minutes daily is plenty to start with. For adults, it’s dependent on your individual goals, but a good starting point is 20-30 minutes a day.

Here are a few tips for practicing:

Make it a daily habit! It’s important to incorporate music practice into your daily routine. Try and set a time that’s the same every day (when you get home from work/school, right when you wake up, etc.)

Set a timer. It’s as important not to go over your practice time as it is to actually do it! You don’t want practice to feel daunting, and setting a reasonable goal and sticking to it helps to make it feel attainable.

Practicing should be fun. Setting and accomplishing small goals is important. This can be a small section of music or sight-reading a piece. Pat yourself on the back after you accomplish your goal.

Get involved! For kids, it can be rewarding for parents or friends to be interested/involved in practice. Ask what they did in their lesson, if they can play it for you, or teach you how to play it.