Everyone can sing, and everyone can learn. I work with my students to find what awakens their interest, and link my course content to what matters in their lives. I strive to generate musician-thinkers who consider music in context and perform with a purpose.

— Technique: In the voice studio, I enable students to find a free and vibrant vocal production in all styles, informed by the best in classical and contemporary voice pedagogy. Students are free to pursue their interests and goals while expanding their knowledge base of style and genre. I teach extensively in classical, musical theatre, and popular modalities, and encourage my students to “cross-train” between these styles.

— Inclusion: In repertoire and curricula, I employ asset-based pedagogies to honor and leverage my students’ cultural background and lived experience. I include broad perspectives from women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ composers, songwriters, poets, and scholars.

— Engagement: I encourage my performers to engage diverse audiences through creative programming and community partnerships.

—Mentorship: I help students refine and pursue their artistic goals, locate and engage with opportunities on and off campus, and research topics that kindle their creativity.

I have over ten years of collegiate experience in both the applied voice studio and the classroom, in topics including the vocal arts, music history and culture, and foundational music theory. A sampling is below:

MUSC 274 Applied Class Instruction: Voice

MUSC 275/375 Applied Voice

MUSC 276/376 Applied Voice: Contemporary Styles

MUSC 255 Workshop for the Singing Actor

MUSC 256 Voice Pedagogy: Technique, Diction, Applications

MUSC 444 Independent Study: Voice Pedagogy

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MUSC 111 Music of Western Civilization

MUSC 227 Music and Gender

MUSC 312 Cultural Transformations in Music, 1730-1914

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MU 103 Class Instruction: Voice (a vocal methods course serving Music Education majors)

MU 109/209/309/409 Applied Music: Voice

MU 120 Fundamentals of Music

MU 128 Theory and Musicianship I

MU 139/339 Scenes from the Musical Stage

MU 206 Vocal Diction

MU 331 Music History I

MU 332 Music History II

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MUP 101-252 Private Instruction: Voice

MUP 250 German Diction

MHL 140 Survey of Classical Music History

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Assisted:

MHL 598 Twentieth-Century Russia

MHL 439 Nineteenth-Century Music

MHL 363 Survey of Russian Music

MHL 456 History of Opera

MHL 341 History of Western Music I

MHL 342 History of Western Music II

MUS 410 Women in Music (online)

MUS 354 Rap Music and Hip-Hop Culture (online)

My applied students have gone on to pursue a wide range of careers, including full-time work in singing and the performing arts, music education, and diverse other fields. Some pursue advanced graduate study in music, while others pursue unique passions developed through the liberal arts. Regardless of their chosen path, I hope to prepare my students for a lifetime of musical engagement.

A sampling of my former students and mentees currently occupy or recently have served in the following positions:

— Washington National Opera Cafritz Young Artist

— Glimmerglass Festival Young Artist

— Master’s candidate in Music Performance (voice), University of Birmingham (UK)

— Master’s candidate in Voice Performance, University of Kansas

— Chorus and Theater Teacher, Franklin County High School, TN

— Master’s candidate in Musicology, Ole Miss

— Americorps student educator, Top of the Rock Choir, Monteagle Elementary School (TN)

— Des Moines Metro Opera Young Artist

— Museum Educator at the Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ

— Director of Bands at Aztec High School, NM

— Artist Diploma at University of North Texas

— Band/Choir Teacher, Escalante Middle School, CO

— Admissions Officer, Fort Lewis College

— Master’s of Theology candidate, University of the South

— Master’s of Public Administration candidate, American University

— Teach for America educator, Memphis, TN

— Grant writer for a mental health care provider

— Singer Participant, Seraphic Fire Professional Choral Institute at the Aspen Music Festival and School

— Master’s and doctoral student at Arizona State University

— Lifelong musicians: community and summer theater performers, band members, cabaret performer/organizer, drag performer/event host, and more