Thank you so much for stopping by! You can call me Aaron.
As a queer, AuDHD, fat, disabled, and generally pro-liberation human being, I am building a studio that centers the needs of marginalized communities. I teach entirely virtually. Once I have a sufficient studio, I will offer a sliding scale for lesson fees.
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Composition in 2018. During college, I found my calling in teaching piano and voice lessons. After teaching for a few years, I returned to school and earned a Master’s in Religion and Music from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music.
I moved to the Twin Cities once I graduated from Yale and worked for Class Notes, the education department at YourClassical MPR. I am now returning to teaching private lessons, building a studio grounded in my values and co-creating a better world through music.
This is Pudding, my rescue cat! She likes the Beatles, forehead kisses, and quiet days.
I am a proud untee to four bio niblings and two chosen niblings.
This is me and my best friend Lauren, at the graduation ceremony for my Master's degree.
This is a sweater I'm currently crocheting. It's important to have non-musical hobbies!
FAQs
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All ages! I have had students as young as four-and-a-half years old, and as old as … well, post-retirement; I didn’t ask for specifics!
For piano, I don’t recommend formal piano lessons under the age of five. For voice, I don’t recommend formal voice lessons under the age of ten. This is not a “no” to teaching those ages! But music lessons for kiddos under five, or voice lessons for kiddos under ten, may look a little different.
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Please see here for lesson pricing, including scale and explanation.
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I live and work on Dakota land. However, because I teach virtually, I’m happy to take students from anywhere!
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YES! To understand your needs and goals better, to make sure I’m the best fit for those needs, and to keep everyone involved safe, please sign up for a free lesson to talk this through. You deserve to feel at home in your voice.
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I have had many, many students come in with some version of this story. Based on this experience, I don’t think your voice sounds bad! Because I have yet to hear any voices that are “bad,” untrainable, or what have you. Anyone who has told you otherwise, in my professional opinion, spoke incorrectly.
Voice lessons are a vulnerable thing, so please move gently, and move at your own pace. Whenever you are ready to give voice lessons a try, I would be honored to journey alongside you.
