Music and teaching have been my passions my whole life, and I have been fortunate enough to have many experiences in the various cities and countries I’ve lived in (Paris, Miami, NYC, and Israel). I found out about S’Cool Sounds last year and was drawn to the program’s goal: bringing music to kids that do not necessarily have access to it.

I love music, but for me, music is more than a nice experience that can be relaxing, emotional, or exhilarating. It also provides amazing material to learn and teach. As a kid, my parents insisted that I study music, and as a parent, I have always understood how critical music was: to be focused, disciplined, persistent, and to interact with others.

This is why I feel so blessed to be a part of the S’Cool Sounds team. Watching the kids that come from such different cultural backgrounds, united around a common goal and each one discovering their skill, is a gift that keeps on giving.

I was really looking forward to the end of the year program, but the pandemic has dramatically altered those plans. But the ability to adjust and adapt is very important for a musician and for a teacher, so I decided to see the bright side of it.

To my amazement, the constraints of creating content online made me explore new ideas and territories. It made me grow as a teacher, and I was able to mix my job as a teacher with my other “full time job” as a Mom! I had my daughter help me for a few classes. It was extremely fun, and it also made a lot of sense as a teacher. I was able to test, in real time, my kids reactions to the class. This feedback helped me offset the most challenging part of the exercise, which was the lack of reactions from the kids: the smiles, the surprises, and the questions.

That is what makes teaching a joy above all: the communication and the exchanges with the kids.