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A native of Rochester, New York, I began piano lessons at age 5 with my mother. In time I studied at a variety of private
studios including the Eastman School. After high school, I entered SUNY Fredonia as an organ major, transferring to Stetson
University in Deland FL. While raising a young family, I entered Peabody Teacher's College in Nashville. Later I trained as
a Navy broadcast journalist, and once a civilian again, I spent five years as a classical radio announcer & producer at
WPLN. In 1985, I completed a bachelor's degree in church music at Belmont College (cum laude) and returned for a master's
in music education, conferred in 1991. The area of emphasis for my M.M.E. degree was Elementary/Primary Pedagogical Methodology
(translation: how to teach music to kids in K-8). My internship was at Montessori Academy in Brentwood teaching pre-school
through 6th grade.
You really don't know what being an educator is all about until you've tried teaching music to a group of 3 year olds! I've
worked for local churches of every major denomination (as well as a synagogue) as an accompanist, organist and choir director.
I hold membership in the American Guild of Organists and the Tennessee State Music Teachers Association. In addition to working
at Belmont Academy, I am organist/keyboardist at Belmont Heights Baptist Church, plus I work full-time for Vanderbilt in the
Biochemistry Department. My wife of 33 years, Carol, and I have two grown children, Benjamin and Rebecca, two poodles (Bizet
& Isaac) and two cats (Maurice & Pierre). In our "spare time," you can generally find us at home in Brentwood
gardening and landscaping.
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I earned my B.M. in Church Music from Belmont College in 1985 and my Master of Music Education (MME) from B.U. in 1991.
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