Ted is a bi-lingual (English/Portuguese) professional musician and music educator with over 20 years of experience instructing a wide range of students. Ted made his primary residence in Brazil from 2008-2016, where he studied Brazilian music extensively, writing several choro books and teaching workshops. He has released 10 recordings in his own name and has recorded on hundreds of other projects over the past 25 years.

In 2016, Ted became an Adjunct Professor of Music at Whittier College, teaching World Music, Latin Music and the Music of the Caribbean. He is currently a music teacher at the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit school that provides needy children with free lessons.

Ted is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who performs and records regularly on the violin, guitar, piano and mandolin.