I have long been fascinated by relationships.

Whether it is the relationship between humans and their pets, a person and a higher power, or musicians and their instruments, I have studied it in an attempt to understand it and help the person deepen those relationships and achieve harmony.

Born and raised in Illinois, I majored in music education at Illinois Wesleyan University, receiving her Bachelor's of Music Education degree on violin in 1975.

Over the last three decades, I have taught music programs
in Illinois, Louisiana and Minnesota. For the last 15 years, I have taught students violin, viola and piano out of my home. My interest in adult amateur musicians led me to develop and teach a class entitled "Performing with Confidence: Decreasing Stress and Anxiety and Increasing your Potential for Peak Performance".

I have also played in various orchestras and ensembles in addition to doing graduate work in viola at the University of Minnesota. Currently, I record and perform both as a soloist and with a vocalist and pianist.