I started playing the flute at age 9, and had about 7 different teachers by the time I finished High School.

After finishing school, I was going to be a veterinarian but somehow Music choose me. I had never practised everyday in my life, so I spent the first year out of school doing work experience with the Royal Australian Military College (RMC) Army Band in Canberra and then doing my Music Degree in Darwin Australia.

I went back to Darwin to visit my Family for a holiday and did an audition at the university. I was given the opportunity as part of my degree to perform with the Darwin Symphony Orchestra. This was an amazing opportunity, as the DSO is an ABC Orchestra, and that was not something most university students would get the opportunity to do!

After graduating with a BMUS I wanted to perform so decided to join the Army as a professional Musician and had to complete my solider training.

My Army Career was cut short and in 2007 was medically discharged from the Army. I continued to play with amateur orchestras and continued to work on my playing. However in 2011 after the Australian Young Performers Award Concerto Competition - I found that I was in too much pain and I couldn't play anymore. after 4 years of beign unable to play more more than 5 mins without extreme pain that mean the end of my flute playing.

In 2016 I found I could play again, not only could I play but my playing had improved in that 4 years of not playing. I entered the Townsville International Vocal and Concerto Competition with the same concerto I had played 4 years earlier with only 10hrs playing in the six weeks before competing, including 2 1 hour sessions with the accompanist before performing.

That was when I knew for sure there was something incredible about my method. Later I came to find neuroscience to explain why my method worked and why the elements and the specific way I learned and practiced gave me an incredible sense of calm and not needing to over practice or to practice to be sure I could play it.