...I am primarily self taught and play by ear, although I can read sheet music fluently. Around age 10 I started to perform ragtime and early jazz music, such as the music of Scott Joplin. At 16 I began appearing as a paid performer at ragtime & early jazz festivals throughout the United States, including in Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, California, and elsewhere. (read more)
...I have worked as Principal's Secretary at a middle school; as Training Coordinator, grant writer and coach for 425 people in an industrial workplace; as a staff ghost-writer for a Fortune 500 company; and for the US Forest Service. I have taught college students the basics of Organic Gardening, ... (read more)