Amanda Panaccione, owner and teacher of AP Music Studios, began teaching in 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee, and relocated her studio to New Haven, Connecticut in 2012. In November 2019, Amanda moved to Melbourne, Florida, where she continues to teach vocal technique for singing and speaking, beginning piano, and musical-skills ​to students in person at her studio as well as internationally via Skype. She has helped many students win competitions and enjoy successful professional careers in the music industry, as well as many other professions that require healthy speaking (including acting, teaching, professional speaking, and more). She helps each student achieve his or her goals, regardless of genre, whether striving for a professional career or learning for fun or lifestyle purposes, meanwhile encouraging all to truly enjoy and embrace the learning process.  Amanda develops specialized fun and engaging lesson plans for children's voice and piano lessons.

 

Amanda is a critically acclaimed lyric-coloratura soprano, originally from Munster, Indiana. She began performing professionally in 2005 and received her Bachelor and Master of Music from Vanderbilt and Belmont, respectively. During her studies, she participated in Songfest and Intermezzo Opera Festival, and also performed at the Sydney Conservatorium in Australia and American Institute of Musical Studies in Austria. During graduate school, she was recognized by Nashville Opera and performed with them as a recipient of the Nashville Opera Fellowship Award.​