Hi, I'm Greg.

I'm a Juilliard graduate, professional musician, and music teacher who has spent years working with young musicians and their families.

I've seen firsthand that learning an instrument can be incredibly rewarding, but practice at home can also become the source of a surprising amount of stress. Parents are often asked to help their children practice without being given much guidance about what that actually means, especially if they don't play an instrument themselves.

I created Playful Practice to share the strategies, ideas, and experiments that have grown out of my own teaching. My goal isn't to give families another rigid system to follow, but to offer practical ways to make practice more productive, more engaging, and to help children gradually take more ownership of their musical growth.

I believe parents don't need to be musicians themselves to play an important role in their child's musical journey. Sometimes a small shift in how we approach practice can make a surprisingly big difference.