Successful students are reflective of their supportive teachers. While knowledge about the learning process is invaluable in teaching, equally important is a supportive, encouraging environment. My goal as a teacher is to fully realize my students' potential which means that they must enjoy their work, feel free to experiment with methods learned and untried, and develop a positive sense of self-esteem in order to achieve their personal best. Additionally, my musical objectives blend skills, knowledge, and innovative thinking strategies, to increase basic mind/body coordination skills, to develop musical knowledge through effective learning strategies, to build interpretative abilities through creative thinking, to enhance cultural and artistic understandings conveyed through music.