I love music and the arts! When I started the violin at the age of 10 in Granite School District. I knew that I would always find a way to incorporate it into my life. 

I play classical, bluegrass/oldtime, Mariachi, early music, contemporary classical, pop, and Irish. 

I also love to organize musical events!!

Former Groups and Current Involvement

Symphony Orchestras: West Valley Symphony, American West Symphony, Utah Youth Symphony, Utah Philharmonia

Chamber Music: New Music Ensemble, Early Music Ensemble, MM4Tet (String Quartet) 

The Harmonic Muses (Violin/Piano Duo), Duos Trios & Quartets for weddings &art galleries

Independent & Folk Bands: 

Alex Ortega Band, Juana Ghani, Rakatanga (Flamenco/Bluegrass), The Reel Folk, The Old Time Fiddlers, Trash Moon Collective Participant, NYChillharmonic (Jazz), Mariachi Fuego

Dance & Movement: Porridge for Goldilocks RDT, Municipal Ballet Company (Salt Lake Ballet Cooperative), Aerial Arts of Utah, Mudson (LoveDanceMore)

Current Projects/Groups: Mariachi Fuego, Trash Moon Collective Old Time & Bluegrass, Utah Old Time Fiddlers, Latin Pop/Exitos De Oro

Classes taken: Music Theory, Aural Skills (Sight Singing), Songwriting, World Music, Elementary Music Ed. Methods

Granite School District Granger High School, West Valley City
B.A. Art History and Spanish Minor from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah

M.A. Elementary Education University of Phoenix 

Salt Lake Community College and Southern Utah University (Utah State Office of Education) for Elementary Music Endorsement classes

• 12+ years of experience teaching Spanish content to 3-6th grade (math, science, language arts), English content (grades 4-9), music integration.

• Professional development for Spanish Dual Immersion, Spanish World Language, Regular Education, English reading, and math

• Attended UCET+ULEMA 2023 

• ESL Endorsement