Amanda Tabor

Amanda has been fortunate to travel the world as a musician, performing in Italy, Germany, England, China, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. She learned under the baton of Pierre Boulez as a member of his Lucerne Festival Academy and worked closely with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies to realize his Lighthouse opera, in which she had a solo role. Knowing that these experiences were the direct result of a strong music education program in the California community she was raised in, Amanda has always made teaching a priority.

Amanda fiercely believes that music education plants seeds of creativity, resourcefulness, and resilience in students; critical qualities for all, no matter their background or goals. As a music educator her goal is to give students a strong technical and theoretical foundation, to help expose them to music that peaks their interest, and most importantly to encourage them to find joy in music.

Amanda holds a B.F.A. from California Institute of the Arts, an M.A. from UC San Diego, and a D.M.A. from SUNY Stony Brook; she lives happily in Brooklyn.