About Angie

Angie Tabor

drummer/percussionist/educator

Angie's Teaching Philosophy

I strive to inspire curiosity in my students. My easy-going teaching style incorporates the student's previous knowledge and strengths, which facilitates learning at each student's individual level. I incorporate teaching strategies that help my students become independent learners. While I encourage my students to recognize that hard work pays off, it is important to me that I remember why students come to me in the first place - music is fun!

Angie's Mission Statement

To develop in students a knowledge, competency, sensitivity and aesthetic awareness that will create the foundation for lifelong enjoyment of music.

Accolades

Many of my students have been accepted by audition for honor programs and/or received awards/ recognition at music festivals. All of my students have achieved more success and gained confidence in their school music programs, original and/or cover bands. Read RAVE REVIEWS.

REFERENCES

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Educator Angie:

Angie holds both Bachelor's (CSU, Long Beach) and Master's (U. of Northern Colorado, Greeley) degrees in Percussion Performance. While studying music, she honed her drum set skills and supplemented them with classical and world percussion. This formal training combined with many years of playing professionally gave her a depth and bredth of knowledge, allowing for a diverse learning experience for the student.

As an educator, Angie has been teaching music since 1995. She has directed collegiate performing ensembles and taught lecture courses in Rock & Roll History and Music Appreciation. She has coached high school percussion sections and drumlines and formed elementary school percussion ensembles, composing music to match the abilites of the students.

In 2016, Angie relocated to Port Townsend. She has been an artist faculty since 2017 for Centrum Foundation's Youth Programs including "Tales, Text, Theater" and "Explorations." Angie is also the founder of Port Towsnsend Steel Bands, community-based beginning & intermediate steel bands for adults & youth. She provides music recreation & meditation classes for Newport Academy. She has conducted after-school music classes for the Port Townsend School District and was a music instructor for Swan School from 2016-2020. Read RAVE REVIEWS.

Angie is a dedicated and passionate music educator and has always maintained a studio of private students. Over the years, many of her students have successfully auditioned into local and statewide honor bands and orchestras. Some of her students have gone on to earn music degrees and are now professional musicians and educators! Angie has adapted her private teaching to virtual platforms during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Performer Angie:

Angie is an independent musician based in Port Townsend, Washington. While earning both Bachelor's (CSU, Long Beach) and Master's (U. of Northern Colorado, Greeley) degrees, she honed her drum set skills and supplemented them with classical and world percussion. This training combined with many years of playing professionally molded her into the in-demand freelance musician she is today.

Angie worked for nearly two decades as a professional musician in Southern California, performing and recording with original artists, tribute bands, casual acts; accompanying choral groups and performing as a pit musician for musicals. At Norco College, she taught History of Rock and Roll, Music Appreciation, Applied Lessons and directed the Commercial Music Ensemble. She even worked on a movie set, composing an original composition for a scene in the movie, coaching the actress who "drum synced" to the piece, and acting as a hand double for close-up shots.

For nearly 15 years Angie performed with her band, Caribe Steel Band. In 2016, she re-formed Caribe after moving to Port Townsend, playing steelpans, hand percussion and singing. Caribe keeps busy all year performing reggae, calypso, soca, samba and even pop tunes - with an island twist!. Visit Caribe online: www.caribesteelband.com.

Angie has toured throughout the US, Europe and Asia with a variety of musical acts ranging from jazz to pop, and rock to Broadway. She is known for being an incredibly adaptable musicians, at home with a wide variety of musical styles and situations.

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