Within my teaching, I aim to provide students with skills that transfer beyond their instruments and musical education. These skill sets include, but are not limited to mental health awareness, stress management, time management, organizational tools, reasoning, and creative and critical thinking. Moreover, I believe that music can reflect a way of thinking about the world and our experiences. It is important that the students under my care continuously encounter new experiences through the exploration of diverse types of music and scholarship. I aim to affirm each student’s identity by ensuring that they can engage with, see and hear representations of themselves at every level of their study.