I was an innovative music teacher who changed my curriculum wherever I taught in order to make musical offerings more relevant to the times we live in. Along the the way, I initiated drumming programs, brought new music technology into the schools, initiated quality guitar programs and taught chorus w/students accomanying on hand drums, guitar, bass and drum set. I also brought quality and relevant music to my students, which I arranged for my choruses. My students were exposed through performance to afro cuban, rock, current pop music, gospel, blues, west african music and many other genres. And I gave workshops on drumming programs and ways for classroom teachers to bring more music into their curriculum.