Thanks to the people who invested heavily in making me the musician and teacher I have become.
Maggie H....my piano teacher teacher. She guided me for several years and gave me a vast repertory to use with students of all levels.
Diane K. was the first person to nurture a love of classical music. She gave me an album of songs performed by Alicia DeLaRoccha. And she referred me to Maggie when I started teaching.
Burton H. gave me a technical skill that is second to none. He prepared me for college with pieces including the Beethoven Waldstein sonata, Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 6, and a Duke Ellington arrangement of Ain't Misbehavin'. He spent hours and hours fostering my music development. I am eternally grateful.
Brian I. inspired me to become an entertaining teacher. His music history classes went beyond the educational. They were humorous and enjoyable beyond compare.
Edgar G. showed me how to listen to the story of my life. He was as much counselor as professor. He taught me to treat each student's story as special. And this went far beyond music learning.
Dad, who showed what it meant to be a natural musician. Helped me to build my ear so I could do a better job of playing by ear.
I am so grateful to all my music teachers, and I hope I can spend the rest of my life being as good a teacher to my students as they were to me. I bless them every day before I teach and hope that I can be to my students what all these teachers and professors were to me.