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About Amanda

 

Amanda has been performing and teaching private lessons in the triad area for over 20 years. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and a Masters in Percussion Performance from the UNCG School of Music. 

In addition to private lessons for ages K-12, Ms. Sycamore has taught at the college level at UNCG and Elon University. She has taught private lessons for the UNCG Summer Music Camps and works with many area high school drum lines.

Amanda is currently the Principle Percussionist for the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra and performs for many area theater groups as well as other performing organizations. She can be found in the studio recording as a session player for many area artists and university class projects.

 

Amanda is a member of the band LOW KEY and recently started touring with guitar virtuoso, Eric Sommer. In the past, she had a blast performing with THE BEAUTY OPERATORS, 'diggin' the blues' out of Durham and touring with SHOOT TO THRILL, an all female AC/DC tribute band. She spent three years performing for Busch Gardens Williamsburg Entertainment and learned the Scottish drumming tradition when she spent 8 years playing Scottish snare for the Jamestown Pipes and Drums competitive pipes band. 

As the winner of the UNCG concerto competition, she has performed as a marimba soloist with area orchestras and for the North Carolina Day of Percussion as well as PASIC International Conventions. When she is not performing, she enjoys spending time with her son Aidan, and puppy Koda.

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Education

 

University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Bachelor of Music, Education

 

University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Masters in Percussion Performance

 

Teaching Experience

 

1995 - present Instructor, Sycamore Music Studios

 

2003 - 2007 Adjunct Professor of Music, Elon University

 

1995-1997 Instructor, Applied Lessons UNCG

 

 

Performing Experience

 

2000 - present Principle Percussionist, Salisbury Symphony Orchestra

2012 - present Drummer, LOW KEY

2018 - present Drummer, THE BEAUTY OPERATORS

2020 - present Drummer, SIREN

 

1994 - present Percussionist

Winston Salem Symphony

Greensboro Symphony

Piedmont Wind Symphony

Winston Salem Theater Alliance

Winston Salem Little Theater

Salisbury Players

Community Theater of Greensboro

High Point Community Theater

2014-2016 Drummer, Shoot to Thrill

2001 -2009 Instructor and Percussionist, Jamestown Pipes & Drums

 

2000-2004 Drummer, Lab Ratz

 

1992-1994 Busch Gardens Entertainment

 

1991 - Drum Corps International

 

Outside Hobbies

Watersports

RVing

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