Original music
My primary songwriting influences are Joni Mitchell and Sara Bareilles. I love their complex chords and melodic ideas, as well as their near-acrobatic vocal registration.
Piano and voice make up the majority of my original songs. When you hear guitar on these tracks, please know that it is not me but my good friend Kyle Rosenblad.
HERE (WITH YOU) • I wrote this song on April 14, 2020 in honor of my middle and high school students at Friends Seminary (New York, NY). I teach choir and vocal music, and I missed my students very much. I wanted to inspire them to CREATE as a way to manage stress and anxiety, remind themselves they're human, and connect with one another during their time in quarantine. I used the app Acapella to record this video.
SPREAD LOVE • I wrote this song on Wednesday, November 9, 2016—the day after the 2016 Presidential election.
TORN PAGES
ONLY LOVE
ENDURE
GOODBYE AND KEEP COLD
LEAVE SPACE • I wrote the chords and melody for this song when I was in a place of immense frustration and anxiety. Playing the chord progression helped to soothe the maelstrom in my brain. The lyrics came years later, though they reference mental health issues similar to those I was experiencing when I wrote the music.