He taught general and instrumental music for eleven years in public schools in upstate New York. He has been leading early childhood music classes for nearly two decades. Research interests include music acquisition, general and instrumental music methodology, multi-cultural music, measurement and evaluation, reflective teaching practice and urban education. He maintains an active schedule as a clinician, consultant, adjudicator and conductor, and he teaches workshops for the Gordon Institute of Music Learning. His musical and educational activities on five continents have prompted a lifelong interest in studying and sharing diverse musical styles and means of transmission throughout the world.