As the string coach for the Baroque Music Ensemble I coach graduate and undergradate students on historical performance practices associated with the repertoire they perform each quarter.
As a faculty affiliate with Northwestern's Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR), I received a fellowship to research the influence of the Five Civilized Tribes on early American music. I also taught the first course on Native American music traditions at Northwestern University in Fall Quarter 2025 which is also listed as a Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) minor course offering.
I teach Baroque Performance Practice and Ornamentation during the Winter Quarters. Pre-pandemic, I coached Baroque Ensembles and on occasion coached the string sections of the DePaul Opera Orchestra, and DePaul Symphony Orchestra on historical style and performance practice. I also gave presentations to DePaul's Composition Department on writing new music for period instruments.
I have given masterclasses and guest coached ensembles at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Wheaton College, and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
I gave a masterclass where I was able to coach string students on Baroque performance practices in their solo repertoire, and gave a lecture/workshop on Baroque ornamentation.
I gave a masterclass for the music department to string majors on Baroque solo repertoire, and gave a performance of music from my album, Silver Linings.
As string faculty, I coached and often led the MEMF All-Festival ensemble. I also taught workshops on various subjects including: Ornamentation, Spanish instrumental song, Ornamentation in the style of Diego Ortiz, 17th and 18th century Zarzuela, Italian Renaissance violin band, Fiddling traditions of the 17th and 18th centuries, and more.
As string faculty, I taught workshops on 17th century English music, Fiddle traditions of the 17th and 18th centuries, French Baroque dance music and performance practice, and I played nightly as part of the English country dance band.
As Artistic Director of the Bach & Beethoven Experience and in conjunction with the production of The Gentle Shepherd, I led workshops and classes on historical Scottish fiddling, performance practice of Scottish Baroque music, and held open dress rehearsals and lectures as part of this residency.
I get to work with bright high school and middle school students on Baroque music, general musicality, and help lead them in their final performance together as an orchestra at the end of the academy week. They are truly a highlight to the summers.