Education: B.A.; current California Elementary Teaching Credential; California Clear General Elementary Teaching Credential
Adult Lifetime Credential in American Folklore
- Have taught voice and/or basic folk guitar privately in the Bay area since 1974
- Taught folk guitar at Berkeley and Piedmont Adult Schools
- Consultant with "Ocean's Week" out of Lawrence Hall of Science M.A.R.E. program. As part of that program, I have performed at the hall for whale exhibits and in classrooms throughout northern California.
- Have performed for children and adults through the Oakland and Berkeley Library systems.
- Have performed traditional music on stage solo since the early 1970s. Here's an abbreviated list:
- Renaissance Pleasure Faires: Northern and southern California. Solo stage performer and TV, radio.
- Dickens Christmas Fairs: Solo stage performer
- King's Mountain Art Festival: Their only musician for 4 years
- DeYoung Museum, Oakland Museum, Portland Art Museum, California Academy of Sciences, Dunsmuir House, Cohen-Bray House: Performing and leading workshops
- Kodaly Music Program, Holy Names College: Concerts for students and teachers
A more extensive resume is available upon request.
In addition to Sing Thing and Summer Sing (for adults and teens), I am available and delighted to perform for private parties, Christmas and Chanukah celebrations, office get-togethers, libraries, schools, weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, etc. I wear many hats in the music business and am very comfortable with any kind of audience, performing serious, sophisticated balladry or leading group singing. My rates are reasonable and I discount any performance for my students by 20 percent.
