My Background
“La Musique mérite d’être la seconde langue obligatoire de toutes les écoles du monde.”
I am Professor of Flute in the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University, where I maintain a studio of undergraduate and graduate flutists. For more than 20 years, I have taught students from beginning to college level, using curriculum based on the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Flute Syllabus. I offer serious flute students the foundation for rewarding and stimulating lives with music. My students have been accepted into music programs at universities, including Indiana University, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Northwestern University, DePauw University and others. My own teachers have included Peter Lloyd (London Symphony and Indiana University), Francis Fuge (Louisville Orchestra), Anne Reynolds (Indianapolis Symphony) and Gary Schocker (renowned flutist and composer). My approach to teaching centers on self-awareness of the physical aspects of achieving one’s unique voice on the flute, and it is founded upon a sound pedagogical lineage that includes Schocker, Lloyd, Rampal, Baker, Kincaid, Barrère, Gaubert, Moyse, Taffanel, and Altés.