Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They studied piano for over 20 years, receiving a Bachelor of the Arts in Piano from The University of Tulsa studying with Dr. Roger Price. They also have had many years of flute and voice training. They have taught piano for 10 years in various studios and privately out of their house prior to opening Sound Studies.
In addition to piano and music, Andi is a teacher certified in Contemporary Alexander Technique and specializes in injury-preventative technique for musicians. During their Alexander Technique studies they spent time working with world-class musicians, professionals, and professors at the Meadowmount School of Music in Westport, New York; Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio; the Cleveland Institute of Music in Cleveland, Ohio; and the University of Texas Arlington in Arlington, Texas. Andi translates this experience into sound technical skills at the piano that help their students maximize their physical abilities and minimize playing-related injury both in the present and in the future.
Andi’s teaching is also differentiated by their extensive research on teaching young beginners using Gordon's Music Learning Theory. Andi loves to invent games, engage with students using total physical response, and encourage students to find their own musical voice by singing and playing.
When Andi is not working at the studio they love to lift weights, CrossFit, sew, cuddle with their cats, Mochi and Susu as well as go on long walks with their dogs Tito and Mora and obviously be with their baby; Txell.
