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Tania Newberry – Music Biography Tania Newberry is a Music Director, Performance Coach, Vocal Instructor, Pianist, and Performing Arts Educator with more than 30 years of experience teaching, directing, and inspiring performers of all ages. Her career combines expertise in music education, vocal performance, piano instruction, musical theatre, choreography, and community arts programming. Raised in a family of musicians and performers, Tania began performing alongside her mother at the age of three and started formal piano studies at age four. Throughout her childhood she participated in pageants, talent competitions, dance productions, and theatrical performances, developing a lifelong passion for music and the performing arts. During her years in high school, Tania discovered her love for musical theatre and pursued advanced studies in voice and piano under respected instructors and mentors. By the age of seventeen, she had already begun teaching young musicians and discovered a natural gift for music education that would shape her professional career. Tania continued her artistic training in multiple dance disciplines including ballet, jazz, tap, ballroom, clogging, line dancing, and musical theatre choreography. As a vocalist, she developed specialties in jazz, classical, and Broadway repertoire. She also served as a piano accompanist for collegiate choirs and ensembles while completing her Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education with a Minor in Music. Throughout her career, Tania has taught private piano and voice students ranging in age from three to ninety-two years old. She founded and operated her own private studio, Winning Music, where she provided instruction in piano, voice, performance coaching, and audition preparation for aspiring performers and musicians. While living in Alabama, Tania served as Lead Music Instructor and Summer Camp Director for a major music academy, where she directed camps, instructed private students, and judged statewide theatre competitions. She also worked as a vocal and choreography coach for local schools and theatre programs, helping students prepare for show choir competitions, musical productions, and state adjudications. Under her instruction, students consistently earned superior ratings at state competitions, and ensembles she coached earned multiple national championships. Most recently, Tania served as Choir Director for middle school students, directing choirs, developing curriculum, and producing performances and concerts for grades five through eight. She has also worked extensively in senior communities as an Activity Director and music program leader, creating educational programming while directing community choirs, ukulele ensembles, and music appreciation classes. In addition to her professional work, Tania has dedicated many years of volunteer service as a church Music Minister, leading choirs, producing musical presentations, and creating worship experiences through music. Today, Tania continues to share her passion for music education, performance, and mentorship throughout Arizona. Whether working with beginning students, competitive performers, community ensembles, or lifelong learners, her mission remains the same: to help others discover confidence, creativity, and joy through music and performance.

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