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I believe making music is so much more than what we play and sing. Music introduces us to ourselves in a new way, helps us make meaning of what we experience, and broadens our perspectives and our capacity for empathy. I bring this belief into all of my work spaces.
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Spring Classes Begin in April!
As the weather warms, let’s prepare for gathering and making music outdoors by developing the skills needed to be fully present to our playing. This term’s classes focus on taking our noses out of songbooks and look at each other while we play, or close our eyes to feel the music coming from inside us. Learn more here.
New Songwriting Sessions Series!
I’m excited to host another series of Songwriting Sessions February to June 2026! These 90-minute drop-in sessions are designed to support your individual writing experience in a meaningful community with other songwriters. Learn more about this upcoming series on my blog and/or register now through Artichoke Music.
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Spring Classes Begin Next Month!
It’s a beautiful day today here in Portland, a real taste of spring with sunshine and warmth that allowed me to shed my winter coat for the first time this year! It’s a reminder that the seasons are turning, new opportunities for growth are ahead of us. After wrapping up winter classes last week, it’s…
Songwriting Sessions Return!
The creative process can be an inspiring, fulfilling, yet sometimes lonely journey. Songwriting Sessions are designed to support your individual writing experience in a meaningful community with other songwriters. I’m excited to begin another series of Songwriting Sessions this month! There’s a lot of info here, so be sure to read through to the bottom…
Women in Music: From “Hound Dog” to Cowboy Carter
This winter, I invite music enthusiasts and players to take part in a powerful new class I’m co-teaching with Lois Leveen that reframes American music history through the voices too often left out. We’ve titled it: Women in Music: From Big Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog” to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter. It’s part of an on-going series…
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Making and teaching music as a living was kind of an accident!