“Cindy is a wonderful instructor! She knows exactly how to design each lesson to meet my unique needs as a beginning guitar player. She has that special ability to teach the skills needed, while at the same time being so positive about my growth. I always leave our lesson feeling good about my playing and excited to practice the new skills she has taught me! ”
Why study music?
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
”
The ability to express oneself through music offers us something that is incredibly valuable - a way to express from deep within what cannot be expressed with words.
Photo by Jason Dailey
Music is a universal language that dissolves barriers and allows us to connect with others - regardless of differences in age, background, or cultural heritage.
Learning to play a musical instrument:
heightens one's overall intellectual capacity
elevates creativity
builds confidence and self-assurance
can heighten awareness and positivity
This can be true at any age - and is especially significant for children as studying music literally increases the capacity of the brain, opening the way for facilitated learning.
“
When words fail, try music.
”
Cindy's approach
My approach to teaching is first and foremost about treating each student as the unique individual they are and doing all I can to enhance his/her/their joy for the task at hand. I focus on the particular skills each individual student wishes to develop in a way that is compassionate and understanding, while also seeking to draw out each student's innate and highest potential.
What instruments/Ages?
I teach piano, viola, beginning to intermediate guitar, and sometimes violin/fiddle. As a classically trained violist who is also a nationally touring singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, my breadth of knowledge is wide. I love sharing my skills as well as my enthusiasm for folk, classical and world music with people of all ages.
I teach children as well as adults—and especially love teaching multiple members of the same family.
“I would love to have the opportunity to expand your love of and appreciation for music - and in the process, life itself. Not to mention help you and/or your child’s brain light up! Please contact me if I can be of service to you and your family!”
Recital images by Steven Hertzog