"Beautiful music by a beautiful woman making beautiful babies"
Emily Lazar
Grammy-winning sound engineer
"Got My Degrees"
I love music and love to share it.
I have studied piano since the age of five, guitar since age 13. I have been singing since I was a young child, and studied with renowned voice teachers Kay Montgomery (USA), Anthea Haupt (SA), Andrea Catzel (SA and AUS), Aramat Arnheim (IL) and Doug Daller (USA).
"Got my My degrees":
1. Bachelor of Music Classical Piano and Composition 2005 UCT
2. Courses in Film Composition, Jazz improvisation, Music Theory: Los Angeles Valley College 2006-7
3. Masters Courses in Commercial Music: CSULA 2006-2007
4. Bachelor of Music in Education, with Teacher’s Certificate: Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance 2009
5. Masters of Music, Inter Disciplinary Studies 2015: Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
In addition I have taken many lessons with music and spiritual masters from around the world, had a rock band called "Displaced People" in Los Angeles, have gigged a lot, and played lots of music around campfires. Music is never-ending and I am always seeking.
I love to share my knowledge - and help make music accessible and tangible. I believe in the power of consistency and hard work.
Additional Studies/ Courses
1. Graduate of Institute for Youth Leaders Abroad, Jerusalem 2001
2. Shnat Netzer 2001
3. Transendental Meditation Course, 2005
4. Conservative Yeshiva, Jerusalem, 2006
5. "Jewel" Program, Aish HaTorah, Israel, 2008
6. Vippassana, Israel, 2010 and 2011
7. Reiki course 2011
8. Michael Golomb's "How to Give a Blessing" Course, Moshav Mevo Modi'im, 2014 (one year before he passed)
9. Etz Haim Rabbinical Academy (I had to pause my studies due to war in Israel)
...and so much more never-ending learning
Yoga, meditation, prayer, books, conversations with real people
My Story
Born in Los Angeles, raised in Cape Town, and currently residing in Israel. I am a hybrid of cultures, who is blessed to have friends from many parts of the world. I aspire to see past labels - and just into the soul of a person.
I am a musician. Music was always an integral part of my life since I was a baby. I have a vivid memory watching my father say Kiddush in shul when I was a very young child. He was a great rabbi with a beautiful voice. I have essentially been trained in singing and leading prayer from birth.
After high school, I went on a gap year to Israel, where I didn't have a piano for a few months. I started to slightly lose my mind and went in search of my beloved instrument in the middle of Jerusalem where I was living at the time. I knocked at the door of a school and they led me to a basement with an old piano. I sat there for hours improvising, finally feeling I could express myself as I needed to. It was at that point that I changed my college application from medicine to music. And I haven't looked back since.