Experienced tutor in Music theory in Mount Rainier, Jodi offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Jodi is a wonderful teacher and I feel so lucky to have had the chance to study with her! I am an adult student (early 30s) and it had been many years since I had taken lessons. I came to her hoping to fix some bad habits, work on some repertoire that I had gravitated towards during the pandemic as well as to learn and explore the Klezmer music tradition. Jodi helped me with all this and more, focusing (and challenging me!) on certain fundamentals (particularly bowing technique) while pairing this with thoughtfully curated repertoire and duets (dueting together was one of my favorite parts of the lesson!).  Once I had joined a community orchestra she helped me with challenging passages for this as well. Jodi is not just a thoughtful teacher but also just a kind and fascinating person and I looked forward to spending time and chatting together around the lesson itself.  I think she would be an excellent teacher at any stage because of how she curates to the individual -- nurturing but also rigorous-- and I wish I could have studied with her even earlier on! 

(on a practical note as an adult with weird work hours/schedules I was very grateful for her flexibility as well on our lesson schedule (could ebb and flow in frequency and she gave different time slot options).

In addition to being a skilled, experienced musician who conveys her passion for cello, Jodi is an attentive teacher who individualizes each lesson to meet the needs of her student. She treated my 11 year old daughter with absolute respect and gentle kindness while showing her that with discipline and commitment she could see steady improvement. Her lessons were fun and creative and encouraged my daughter to learn to truly PLAY (that is, enjoy!) the cello.