Eli got his start on the piano early in life – at age 5 he learned by ear and started composing short songs by age 10. As he continued his musical exploration in his youth, he participated in church choir and picked up guitar and drums by age 12. Once in middle school, Eli began to participate in the youth group’s ‘praise team’, which played songs every Sunday night for the program. This led to his participation in the adult ‘praise band’, eventually resulting in singing background vocals for three morning services and leading the band in the evening every Sunday. As he grew older, his connection to music grew stronger and he decided to pursue a degree in music at Berklee. Luckily, he was accepted as a voice principle – eventually majoring in Professional Music. His studies focused on Songwriting, Music Education, and Private Studio Teaching.

While in college, he collaborated with peers on voice, drums, guitar, bass, piano, even singing and playing at the same time. He became passionate about education and music accessibility after seeing the barriers students faced as a Teaching Assistant at Perkins School for the Blind. After leaving Perkins, Eli continued to teach, but instead of in school, he started holding private lessons.

Now, for over three years, Eli has taught piano, guitar, drums, and voice to tens of students across the Boston area and plans to open his own studio to most effectively manage his students. His specialties range far and wide, from deafblind/multimodal education on instruments to transgender voice therapy, to most recently Elementary Dalcroze methods in group settings.