PRIVATE STUDY
Study the music more deeply.
Piano · Improvisation · Harmony · Composition · Arranging
Individual study for musicians who want to strengthen their playing, deepen their musical understanding, and connect technique with the way music actually functions in the studio, performance, improvisation, and composition.
INDIVIDUAL STUDY
Two ways to work together.
Private Study
$150 / 60 minutes
Ongoing or occasional individual study shaped around your musical goals.
Piano, improvisation, harmony, repertoire, composition, and arranging.
Professional Intensive
$150 / 60 minutes
Focused work for advanced students, artists, arrangers, and working musicians.
Ideal for project feedback, session preparation, arranging, harmony, improvisation, or a specific professional challenge.
THE APPROACH
Technique in service of music.
My teaching is built around understanding why the music works—not just learning what notes to play. Technique, harmony, ear training, improvisation, arranging, and repertoire all connect. The goal is to help musicians develop stronger instincts, clearer musical choices, and a more independent creative voice.
The best lessons should make you less dependent on lessons.
WORKSHOPS + MASTERCLASSES
For classrooms, ensembles, and institutions.
Available for universities, schools, music programs, churches, ensembles, and arts organizations. Workshops can be tailored to the experience level, instrumentation, and goals of the group.
Improvisation beyond scales
Practical harmony for pianists
Arranging for rhythm section
Horn and string arranging
Developing a personal harmonic language
Playing effectively in the studio
Composition and musical architecture
Listening, interaction, and ensemble communication
MODERN ETUDES
Practice material built for modern musicians.
Modern Etudes combines written studies, backing tracks, and musical commentary to develop technique, harmony, rhythm, improvisation, and contemporary vocabulary in a musical context.
10 etudes · 40 backing tracks · notation + commentary
EDUCATION + EXPERIENCE
B.M., Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music · M.M., Belmont University
Executive & Artistic Director, Nashville Jazz Workshop
Professional recording + touring experience
Let’s work on the music.
PRIVATE STUDY
Tell me where you are musically, what you want to work on, and what kind of guidance would be most useful.