Private Voice Lessons, Piano Lessons

Private French Lessons as well as French Diction for singers

Through the spirit and charm of music,

the spirit of man is uplifted.   - ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Music Quotes

“A wondrous melody is wings for the spirit, and maketh the soul to tremble for joy.” -- Abdu'l-Bahá, 19th Century.

“Music enhances the process of learning. The systems they nourish, which include our integrated sensory, attention, cognitive, emotional and motor capacities, are shown to be the driving forces behind all other learning.” -- R.R. Konrad “Empathy, Arts and Social Studies”, 2000.

"Students with coursework/experience in music performance and music appreciation scored higher on the SAT: students in music performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal and 41 points higher on the math, and students in music appreciation scored 63 points higher on verbal and 44 points higher on the math, than did students with no arts participation." - College-Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers. Princeton, NJ: The College Entrance Examination Board, 2001.

"Musical activities provide children with important experiences that can help them develop physical coordination, timing, memory, visual, aural and language skills." -- Frank R. Wilson, M.D. Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology - University of California School of Medicine in San Francisco; AMC 1998 Publication: Music and Your Child.

“A study examined the influence of music education on nonmusical abilities, the effects of music lessons on academic performance, and cognitive abilities. The study revealed that students who participated in music lessons showed statistically higher intelligence quotients.” -- G. Schellenberg. “Music Lessons Enhance IQ”, Psychological Science, Vol. 15, No 8, 2004.

Young children who received a year of musical training showed brain changes and superior memory compared with children who did not receive the instruction. -- T. Fujioka et al. “Brain, A Journal of Neurology”, Oxford University Press, September 2006.

“The musician is constantly adjusting decisions on tempo, tone, style, rhythm, phrasing, and feeling--training the brain to become incredibly good at organizing and conducting numerous activities at once. Dedicated practice of this orchestration can have a great payoff for lifelong attentional skills, intelligence, and an ability for self-knowledge and expression.” -- John J. Ratey, MD. “A User’s Guide to the Brain” New York: Pantheon Books, 2001.

U.S. Department of Education data show that students who report consistently high levels of involvement in instrumental music during the middle- and high-school years show significantly higher levels of mathematics proficiency by grade 12. -- J. Catterall et al. “Involvement in the Arts and Human Development”, 1999.

A study of rural and urban inner-city schools found that arts programs helped schools in economically disadvantaged communities develop students' critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. -- L. Stevenson. “Third Space: When Learning Matters”, 2006.

"Music’s uses in the autistic culture expand to include speech development, learning routines, and thought organization." -- Sarah Schuchardt.