A native of the Chicago area, Amanda moved to Nashville where she received a Bachelor of Music in Classical Oboe Performance and Music Therapy from Belmont University. Since then, Amanda has taught a variety of private music lessons and led music therapy sessions. A Board Certified Music Therapist, she has led both individual and group music therapy sessions with adults and children with intellectual disabilities, older adults in nursing homes, adults in a psychiatric hospital, and children in a pediatric hospital. She specializes in teaching oboe, piano, guitar, ukulele, and adaptive music lessons. Her oboe students have found success in making Middle Tennessee’s Midstate bands. Amanda has also taught recreational classes in local Nashville neighborhoods and at Gymboree Play and Music. In her free time, Amanda enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, and making music.