Music has always been a central part of my life, and I started teaching piano lessons when I was just a teenager. I majored in music education and did post graduate work in conducting. I taught in the public schools for many years, even leading workshops at state music conventions on incorporating the dulcimers into the school music programs.

These days, I teach and perform not only in the Houston area, but all across the country at festivals, conventions, County fairs, churches and community events.