Way back before my wife Jen and I were married, I was touring a lot. One day she asked me what my dream job would be. I told her I would love to teach music all day; to pass on the tunes my heroes passed to me, and with the same patience. A few weeks later in March of 2008, we opened The Front Room, our working music and art studio. At that time we heard so many students asking for an online resource. They wanted breakdowns to download and stream. They wanted tablature. They wanted to dig deeper at their own pace and on their own schedule. But building up a whole website takes time, money, and tech skills that we just didn’t have. In 2014 we were awarded an ArtSpark grant from the Acadiana Center for the Arts, and with that, we were able to create this website- by far the web’s most comprehensive teaching tool for students of Cajun fiddle. Years of experience working one-to-one and in group settings with students at all levels gives us insight into the needs of developing fiddlers and the gaps in the available online resources. From breakdowns of tunes to careful explanations of technique and theory points, we’ve been able to meet those needs and continue to find new ways to do so. It’s been a dream come true...

Been teaching in New England for over 25 years. My forte is working with young and older beginners through intermediate levels. Attentively engaging with students, developing their musical skills in order to enjoy expressing themselves musically, building on their individual strengths. Low stress, motivating and fun lesson design. I am available to lead groups in drumming, singing, as well as simple folk dances for the joy and fun of it. Let me know what your needs are and I can develop a program to help you achieve your goals. Many years (10+) working with intergenerational groups providing weekly music programming. Graduate of Berklee College of Music. Advanced music trainings at Hartt and NYU in Kodaly, Orff, Choral Conducting, Suzuki Style Keyboard.