List of 11 frequently asked questions.

  • MY PRIMARY ROLE AT THACHER

    I am the director of Instrumental Music, and currently run our two jazz ensembles and the chamber strings ensemble.

  • WHEN NOT TEACHING I CAN BE FOUND

    Working on music, hanging out with the family, walking my dog, or reading (I love revolutionary-era American history, and also Tolkien).

  • I KNEW I WANTED TO WORK AT THACHER WHEN

    The two-hour commute from Santa Monica didn’t bother me; I liked coming up here that much. Now it’s even better because I walk to work!

  • FAVORITE JOB PERKS

    Living in paradise.

  • FAVORITE PLACE AT THACHER

    This one’s easy...the barns

  • FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH

    Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park and Beach.

  • HARDLY ANYBODY KNOWS THAT I

    met Lisa in Japan. We were on tour with a show; she was a dancer and I was in the band.

  • SINCE YOU ASKED ME TO BRAG, HERE'S THE PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT I'M MOST PROUD OF

    I’m proud of the Thacher musicians, some of whom had very little prior experience, who worked and persevered and have made such wonderful music. And got up early on Saturday mornings to do it...

  • THE BOOK, MOVIE, WORK OF ART, OR PIECE OF MUSIC I CANNOT IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT

    Books by David McCullough; Hitchcock and Billy Wilder films; my musical tastes are all over the map: Haydn...Mahler...Gershwin...Miles Davis...Sinatra...Beach Boys...

  • WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GREW UP (WHEN I WAS 10)

    Luke Skywalker.

  • WHAT I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP (NOW)

    The best husband, father and teacher I can be.
A college preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, California, 93023
Tel: 805-646-4377 Fax: 805-646-9490 Email: info@thacher.org 
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