Amy Cottingham has been teaching, composing and performing music professionally for over 20 years. Her career in her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA included organising and facilitating “Monthly Musicales” variety concerts for 7 years, performing as orchestral pianist with the Signature Symphony and the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra for 8 years, teaching self-developed workshops on music appreciation, running a full-time piano studio for 13 years, involvement in teachers organisations, accompanying musicals, choirs and recitals, performing solo and collaborative concerts, singing in choirs, and full-time work as a gigging pianist for parties, weddings, receptions, and corporate events. Amy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance and a Masters degree in Orchestral Conducting. She performs and teaches a variety of music, from classical and jazz to ragtime and tangos, including her own compositions, experimental music and popular music. Amy left America in May 2017 to travel through New Zealand and Australia. She has now settled in Warkworth, New Zealand where she teaches out of her home, performs solo and collaborative concerts, directs the Kowhai Singers Choir, and composes and arranges a variety of music.
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