Teaching Experience
Aspen Music Festival and School:
Strings Teacher with the Beginning Strings program since 2019
Teaching weekly after school group classes and private lessons to 2nd - 5th grade students throughout the area.
Coach for Chamber Music Lab program since 2022
Coaching weekly after school rehearsals for a small group of middle school students in Glenwood Springs.
Strings Teacher at Summer Orchestra Camp since 2016
Teaching daily private lessons and chamber group rehearsals for 5th - 12th grade students.
Americorps’ ArtistYear Program:
Resident Teaching Artist from 2019 - 2021
Provided daily arts enrichment and support to elementary students at Title I schools throughout the area.
Taught 4th and 5th grade orchestra classes twice weekly at Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork.
Performance Experience
Stillhouse Junkies: Bassist for nationally touring Folk Americana Band since 2025
Still House String Band: Bassist for Bluegrass Band from 2024 - 2025, winners of Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition 2024
Birds of Play: Bassist for Folk Americana Band from 2024 - 2025
High Country Sinfonia: Bassist for Classical String Ensemble from 2021 - 2025
Aspen Choral Society: Bassist and Alto for Classical Choir Ensemble from 2019 - 2025
Lawrence University Conservatory Ensembles: Bassist for Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, and Fiddlers of Lawrence University from 2015 - 2019
Marquette Symphony Orchestra: Bassist for Classical Symphony Orchestra from 2013 - 2019
Education
Lawrence University Conservatory of Music:
Bachelor of Music in Double Bass Performance 2015 - 2019
Completed music theory, aural skills, sight singing, basic piano skills, strings pedagogy, and performance exams on violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
Studied many styles of music including classical, jazz, and folk genres.
Completed teacher training certificates in both the Online Strings Teacher Course and Smart Start Course
Completed teacher training courses Every Child Can, Bass Units 1-5, and Bass Teaching Strategies with Dr. Kate Jones