My teaching philosophy is based on the fact that everyone is unique, every student is different in the way they learn, practice, and retain information. Based on this philosophy I customize my teaching to each student individually, using diverse pedagogical methods to ensure the best instruction possible.

My studio website is Piano Molto.

I am a pianist, piano teacher, and lecturer. I was also a choir director and church musician for 14 years in the Philadelphia area. I earned my Master of Music degree from the Esther Boyer College of Music, Temple University with a full scholarship from the Brazilian Government. I obtained my Bachelor of Music from Faculdades de Artes Alcantara Machado, Brazil. My teachers include Maria del Pico Taylor, Gilberto Tinetti, Sergio Melardi, Jose Eduardo Martins and Attillio Masttrogiovanni.

I have participated in Master Classes with Dorothy Taubman, Magda Tagliaferro, Iara Bernetti, and Charles Dobler. I have been giving lectures on teaching the Taubman Approach to children for the past twelve years for the Music Teachers Association of Pennsylvania, North, and South Jersey chapters. I lectured for The Dorothy Taubman Seminar at the Lincoln Center, NY for two years. I have been a Faculty member of the Dorothy Taubman Seminar at Temple University, since 2008. I have presented lectures about the Taubman approach for many MTNA State Chapters, in New Jersey and Virginia for their annual State Conferences. In the same subject, I presented a lecture at the World Piano Conference in Novi Sad, Serbia, June 2015. I have been adjudicating for the Music Teachers Association of Pennsylvania, North Jersey, South Jersey, and Delaware chapters for the past twenty-five years.

I have been teaching piano for over 25 years. I taught piano and the Suzuki Method at Temple Preparatory Division in Philadelphia, Academy of Community Music in Fort Washington, PA, and Haddonfield School of Performing Arts, Haddonfield, NJ. I currently has a full-time Piano Studio in Cherry Hill, NJ. I have been trained in the Suzuki Method with Dr. Ray Landers, Dr. Haruko Kataoka, and Ms. Joan Krzywicki.

I received the Genia Robinor Award for Teaching Excellence and The Allison R. and Maria E. Drake Pedagogy Award for Excellence in Ensemble Teaching, presented by the Piano Teachers Society of America. My students have won competitions in North and South Jersey and have performed at Ethical Society, the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, and the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall.

As a pianist I performed extensively in Brazil from 1980 to 1987, appearing at the prestigious Sala Cecilia Meirelles in Rio de Janeiro, sponsored by the National Institute of Music and National Foundation of Arts. In 1983, I performed with the Chamber Orchestra of the VIII International Summer Course of Brasilia, Brazil playing the Concerto in F Minor and the Concerto for Two Pianos in C Minor, both by J.S. Bach. In the United States, I performed in the Philadelphia area at Ethical Society and other venues as a Soloist and Accompanist. In 1997, I performed with the Orchestral Society of Philadelphia, playing the Concerto in C Minor Op. 37 by L. van Beethoven. In 2010, I presented a lecture/recital about the works of Brazilian composer Ernesto Nazareth at UNICAMP (State University of Campinas) Brazil. Also in Brazil, I have premiered the Concertino for piano, wind, and brass instruments by Brazilian composer Michel Cipes Sheir. I performed at the same event the Sonata op. 31 no 3, in E flat Major by L.van Beethoven as a guest artist of the Orquestra Sinfonica de Americana. In August 2014 I returned to Brazil to perform as a soloist with the Orquestra Sinfonica de Americana in Nova Odessa, SP, Brazil. I had a standing invitation to return to perform with the above-mentioned institution.

I participated twice in the Curso Universitario International the Musica Espanola in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, with a scholarship from the Spanish Government. In Madrid, I appeared in recital at Casa do Brasil, sponsored by the Brazilian Diplomatic Service.