About Tamra
Tamra is a cellist from Salt Lake City, UT. She began studying cello at the age of 12. Her teachers through the years included Ronald Archibald, Richard Hoyt, Anne Francis, Amy Leung, John Eckstein, and Avi Friedlander.
She received a Bachelor's Degree in Music with an emphasis in performance from Utah State Unviersity and went on to earn a Master's Degree in Music with an emphasis in performance from the University of Utah.
Between completing her Bachelor's and Master's degrees, Tamra realized that teaching cello was important to her. She began her lifelong teacher training as a Suzuki cello teacher in 2007 and continues to improve her teaching skills to this day. She actively participates in Suzuki teacher training both in and out of Suzuki Summer institutes as well as outside the Suzuki teaching community. You can view the list of her completed training with the Suzuki Associaiton of the Americas on their website.
She is currently the owner and cellist of the Black & White String Quartet, is an active member of the Chrome Street Quartet, and occasionally performs with the Salt Lake Symphony. She is also an active board member of the Suzuki Associaiton of Utah.
In her spare time, Tamra is also a web developer, knitter, video gamer, and avid cat mom.
Tamra is a cellist from Salt Lake City, UT. She began studying cello at the age of 12. Her teachers through the years included Ronald Archibald, Richard Hoyt, Anne Francis, Amy Leung, John Eckstein, and Avi Friedlander.
She received a Bachelor's Degree in Music with an emphasis in performance from Utah State Unviersity and went on to earn a Master's Degree in Music with an emphasis in performance from the University of Utah.
Between completing her Bachelor's and Master's degrees, Tamra realized that teaching cello was important to her. She began her lifelong teacher training as a Suzuki cello teacher in 2007 and continues to improve her teaching skills to this day. She actively participates in Suzuki teacher training both in and out of Suzuki Summer institutes as well as outside the Suzuki teaching community. You can view the list of her completed training with the Suzuki Associaiton of the Americas on their website.
She is currently the owner and cellist of the Black & White String Quartet, is an active member of the Chrome Street Quartet, and occasionally performs with the Salt Lake Symphony. She is also an active board member of the Suzuki Associaiton of Utah.
In her spare time, Tamra is also a web developer, knitter, video gamer, and avid cat mom.