As a child she received lessons in harpsichord, playing baroque music. At the age of 17 she went to Los Angeles[1] where she went to a high school attending music lessons on a daily basis, being part of an ensemble that toured the U.S. and Canada. She studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague,[1] Netherlands with Jeanne Lee[2] and Rachel Gould and earned a master's degree in performance and pedagogy.