B.E.A.T.

The First Note

 

This season of my life has been a long time coming. I started taking piano lessons when I was five years old. I'm a preacher's kid and if you know anything about these fine folk, you know that it often fell to them to play for any and all church services. By the time I was 11, I was firmly planted at the piano bench in my dad's church, and grew to love the impact I had on the community through making music. When I turned 17 I was asked to come on staff at a local music school. I knew after teaching my first lesson this career would stay with me in some capacity for the rest of my life. After I finished my formal studies I taught Elementary Classroom music for eight years and resumed teaching in established music schools.  That was in 1992 and I have not stopped since.