Individuality, Collaboration, and Clarity

I tailor instruction to each student's artistic voice, emphasize community-driven learning, and prioritize efficient notation and communication for effective music-making.

Teaching Philosophy

My approach to teaching music composition is grounded in three fundamental principles: individuality, community-driven learning, and efficiency. Recognizing the inherently subjective and diverse nature of music, I guide students to explore their relationships with their communities and environments, fostering their artistic growth.

  • Individuality: I tailor each lesson to the student's unique musical background, interests, and artistic voice. Whether their focus is on avant-garde composition, jazz, bossa nova, or popular music, my pedagogical approach ensures that their creative expression is nurtured within their chosen stylistic framework.

  • Community-Driven Learning: I emphasize the importance of collaboration with performers, conductors, stage directors, administrators, and scholars. By encouraging students to engage with the societal and environmental contexts that shape artistic aesthetics, I help them develop a broader perspective on their role as composers.

  • Efficiency: Effective time management and clear communication are essential skills for any musician. I teach students to notate their ideas with precision, minimizing rehearsal time spent on deciphering notation so that performers can focus on interpretation and musicality.

Recent Classroom Teaching Experience

  • Classroom Instruction

    • Lecturer, Music Now – Peabody Conservatory (2024–25)

      • Designed and developed Music Now, a course that explores the evolving landscape of contemporary music, engaging students with current compositional trends, interdisciplinary practices, and the socio-cultural contexts shaping today’s musical world.

      • Encourages critical listening, discussion, and analysis of works by living composers, fostering an understanding of the artistic and technological forces driving contemporary music.

      • Provides students with the tools to engage with the professional music world, including networking with composers, performers, and arts organizations.

        Check out the sample syllabus here.



    • Instructor, Music Theory I Intensive – Peabody Conservatory (2023-24)

      • Taught Music Theory as a part of the Music Theory Pedagogy Master’s Program internship, focusing on foundational theoretical concepts and analytical skills.

Recent Individual Teaching Experience

  • Instructor, Junior Bach Program, Peabody Conservatory
    (Six-month appointment)

    • Mentored young musicians in compositional techniques and musical creativity.

  • Instructor, Composition for Non-Majors – University of Rochester (2021–2022)

    • Provided individualized instruction under a year-long contract, guiding non-major students in composition across various musical styles, helping them develop personal artistic approaches while refining technical skills

Music Teaching
Services

  • Music Fundamentals
    Music Appreciations
    Basic Music Theory
    Form and Analysis
    Set Theory
    Music since 1945
    Counterpoint
    Aural Skills

  • Marketing principles 101
    Branding / Business
    Human Resource management

  • Composing Concert Music
    Orchestration & Instrumentation
    Composing for Film and other media
    Interdisciplinary composition