Experienced tutor in Drum in Seattle, Cory offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Cory keeps the student moving forward at a steady pace, helping them to develop their skills and encouraging them to challenge themselves, musically. With his instruction, my child progressed beyond others in her class and was able to secure a college scholarship in music. He partners with the parents well and communicates any schedule changes with advanced notice. Highly recommended.

My daughter was not thrilled to be playing the cello, but was required to through her school. That said, she LOVED coming to lessons because of the rapport she had with Cory. He was able to reach her where she was at. I can't recommend highly enough!

Cory is the best teacher our son has ever had, and it's hard to imagine we could find a better fit. He's been our son's teacher for over five years--we started with him when our son was in 8th grade. Before that, our son had two other private teachers. We feel extremely lucky to have found Cory (our son's middle school music teacher connected us). Cory has a deep commitment and excitement for music that comes through in his teaching. He always has something interesting and different to talk about during lessons and works hard to keep things fresh. He seeks to inspire and share his excitement about learning about music with his students, and it shows in the pieces he chooses for/with our son, and the variety of techniques our son has learned from Cory. Cory also lets our son go at his own pace--he is supportive and pushes him to develop, while at the same, he is so calm and patient. In our experience, Cory also goes beyond what you would expect from the average teacher in terms of mentoring and taking an individualized approach to his students. Our son is highly motivated to learn and always has had a strong appreciation for music but under Cory's tutelage, he has really flourished and grown way beyond our hopes and expectations.

My son has taken cello lessons from Corey for 6+ years. Corey is an amazing teacher and a very talented musician in his own right. His holistic style of teaching was a perfect fit for my son! He also has a gift for making lessons fun! We couldn't ask for a better teacher! Thank you Corey!

Cory is inspiring, creative and kind. He is great with kids and enthusiastic and positive.

Cory teaches my son (who is 13 years old) cello. Cory is fantastically talented as both a musician himself, as well as a teacher. He connected instantly with my son and makes cello lessons super productive AND super fun!

One of the most encouraging teachers ever, has so much patience, and explains everything incredibly well.

Cory has great passion for music and awesome energy as a teacher. It is always easy to schedule and work with Cory. He connects well with students, knowing how to motivate and inspire an appreciation for music.