Love Your Voice Studios

Our Teaching Philosophy

“Art is the person” (Suzuki). Giving students a creative and emotional outlet to express themselves is one of the most important aspects of music education. I am passionate about voice and piano pedagogy, as well as music theory instruction for students of all ages and abilities. Whether you are just starting out or looking to advance your technique, Love Your Voice Studios will provide a supportive learning environment for you to grow your musical abilities. My goal is to encourage others through music by promoting joy and developing self-confidence.

It is my mission to empower students to reach their goals. Music is a very personal field and so it is important to incorporate students’ individual interests into their curriculum. Open communication between teacher and student is a crucial component of my teaching philosophy. Students should always feel safe to change direction, explore new things, and express themselves musically. I am committed to providing an engaging and creative space to cultivate artistry. One of my core principles as a music teacher is that every person has musical aptitude and should have the ability to learn music. As someone with an autoimmune disorder, I propose that in no way should a disability hinder music education. I will work with students on a case-by-case basis to determine how to best adapt their curriculum so that they are comfortable while achieving their goals.

My life experiences have shaped me into the teacher that I am today. One of the music teachers I aspire to emulate would say, “give yourself a hug and think about the 90% that you got right.” His positive and uplifting attitude gave me confidence and strengthened my self-esteem, not only in music, but in the rest of my life. I aspire to provide students with that same sense of self-assurance. I learned many pedagogical methods and techniques while earning my Music Performance degree with Honors. I completed Honors projects in both piano and vocal pedagogy, the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Teaching Elementary Piano course, Suzuki’s Every Child Can! course, Full Voice Music’s Happy Singing! Teacher Course: Working with Singers Ages 6 to 10 in the Voice Studio, Evolving Voice’s Teaching Young Voices course, and Shenandoah Conservatory’s graduate level Vocal Pedagogy Institute. I acquired countless skills from these educational opportunities, but there are two lessons that impacted my teaching the most. First, it is essential to recognize that learning involves making mistakes. To learn, you must have courage to try new things, make ugly sounds, and risk making errors because it is part of motor learning. Second, never underestimate how critical it is to develop good habits from the very beginning.

My goal is for every student to discover and embrace their own musical voice. Each person is unique with their own strengths, interests, and passions and not every voice will sound the same. Discovering who you are as an artist takes courage. Encouragement and self-love develop that courage. What is more, is that when students learn to love and embrace who they are with confidence they will be able to inspire and uplift others. Life is beautiful, life is hard, life is messy. Music has this way of expressing it all, as art often does. People can communicate the trials, triumphs, joys, and sorrows of life, as well as every single emotion in-between through sound. In essence, music displays our human experience. It is my aspiration that the pedagogical approach of Love Your Voice Studios will truly inspire each student to love their own musical voice.