Here's a little bit about me.
I grew up on Long Island and classically trained in percussion, dance, and musical theater. Growing up, I always wanted to be in Broadway pit orchestras and played in my high school's musicals. After I graduated high school in 2019, I started my collegiate career as a double major in Percussion Performance and Music Education. During my time at UMD, I took weekly percussion lessons with a variety of teachers (Danny Villanueva, Jauvon Gilliam, Jon Bisesi, and Ji Su Jung). I also took weekly jazz drum set lessons with Steve Fidyk.
After completing my Bachelor of Music in May 2023, I participated in the Sandbox Percussion Seminar which led me to more deeply involve myself in chamber music.
I am interested in all things performing, including: chamber music, pit orchestras, symphony/wind orchestras, and solo work.
Education
August 2019 - May 2023
University of Maryland, College Park
BM/BME, Percussion Performance and Music Education,
minor in Human Development
My pit experience includes:
Percussion in the Maryland Opera Studio's run of Musto's Later That Same Evening, 2022
Drum Set in In The Heights, 2017
Percussion/Drum Set in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, 2016
Percussion in The Little Mermaid, 2018
Work experience
August 2024-PresentFull-Time Elementary Instrumental Music Teacher, PGCPS (Prince George's County, MD)
July 2024-PresentLead Teacher, Hatchling Community Music Program (College Park, MD)
March 2024-June 2024American Sign Language Teacher, Watkin Mills High School (MCPS, Maryland)
October 2023-PresentDrama Director, Shady Grove Middle School (MCPS, Maryland)
January 2023-PresentAssistant Teacher, Hatchling Community Music Program (College Park, MD)
April 2021 - Present
Private Violin Teacher, Zoom
