Jamaica Pond Music Studio

Specialties

Individual lessons in cello, piano, and general musicianship with an experienced and highly sensitive teacher. Repertoire of various styles.

Emphasis on a strong technical foundation and musical literacy.

Also offered: improvisation workshops, chamber music coaching.

All ages welcome!

My professional credentials:

*Assistant Professor, Berklee College of Music. Classes in Harmony, Ear Training, Composition, and Improvisation

*Former middle school orchestra director, piano teacher and cello teacher at Columbia Prep and Grammar School, New York, NY

*Tours and performances with Cirque du Soleil, Enya, Joe Jackson, Kanye West, Lee Konitz, Palm Beach Opera, «Cats» and «Les Misérables» on Broadway

*Active freelance and studio musician in Boston, Rio de Janeiro and New York

*Clinician and Presenter, American String Teachers Association

*B.A. Music, Vassar College

*M.A Jazz Studies, New England Conservatory

History

Established in 2009.

I taught and performed for 15 years in New York City before moving to Boston to study jazz at New England Conservatory. I currently teach at Berklee College of Music and maintain a private teaching studio in Jamaica Plain. In the past five years I have discovered I love to teach adults as well as children.

Meet the Business Owner

Catherine B.

Business Owner

I was born in England, where I lived as a child and as a teenager. My parents are musicologists, so I grew up surrounded by music and interesting musicians. We also traveled a lot, and I acquired a taste for adventure.

I discovered my love of jazz while in college, and moved to New York City where I could be a musician in many styles.

A few years later, I began learning about Brazilian music, and became passionate about playing choro. I spend time in Rio every year to deepen my connection to this vibrant and expressive music.

I love cycling and scuba diving.

I have a Columbian boa constrictor called Ygdrasil. In case you were wondering, she doesn’t come out of her cage during lessons; she listens quietly from another room.