You can make music - Humans are innately wired for it. You probably make music now - keeping a beat with your foot or singing in the car are examples. 'Talent' doesn't really exist; ability does, and each of us have different abilities. You can get anything you want if you are willing to work for it. The work of music-making is the best fun you'll ever have.

Music-making is even within the reach of deaf and hard-of-hearing people - Evelyn Glennie (press her name for more info - sometimes the hyperlink does not display correctly), a Scottish percussionist, became profoundly deaf at the age of 12, and became the first deaf person to be admitted to Great Britain's Royal Academy of Music.

Making music and visual art are examples of pure self-expression - do so is therapeutic and healing.

Banish the memory of the second grade teacher who told you to lip synch. Forget Aunt Marge's clumsy attempts to get you to play piano at Easter.

Focus on the NOW.

I play, first and foremost, for me. If something doesn't please me, I don't do it! I fall deeply in love with the pieces I play, and I am willing to put in the time to learn them. Sometimes I follow the composer's instructions; sometimes I arrange them to suit my own needs.

Making music does not require public performances! This may change as you feel more comfortable.

Learning to read music is your choice. Many musicians prefer to learn by ear. Fun and inexpensive tablet/smartphone apps are available to you that will enable you to read music in a short time.

Improvisation is a foundational skill. There is nothing more free than to start with a note, a chord, and go!

My primary purpose is to help you find that within you that wants to make music, help bring it out to play, and show you how to nurture it so it becomes a daily habit. Set aside 5 or 10 minutes a day (or more!) to let go and play with your muse.

Contact me and let's get started!