Amanda Huntleigh, DMA, CLMA

Associate Professor of Music,
Director of Choral Activities and Music Education,
Music Program Coordinator

Educational Background

Doctor of Musical Arts (Choral Conducting), University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Master of Music (Conducting), George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Bachelor of Music Education, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA

Teaching Philosophy

I strive to nurture each musician holistically through musical excellence and human compassion. My goal is to create a space where people feel comfortable taking risks as they develop their own artistry, and engage with music.

An educator’s life is primarily about learning from one’s students. - Peggy Hackney

Amanda Huntleigh

Professional Background

Before teaching at the collegiate level, Huntleigh taught choral, instrumental, and general music in Illinois, Virginia, and Delaware public schools. Her conducting mentors, Drs. Lisa A. Billingham, Geoffrey Boers, and Giselle Wyers, and her movement mentors, Colleen Culley and Cadence Whittier have provided years of professional and personal guidance. She is eternally grateful to those formal mentors, as well as the many colleagues and students who have helped to informally mentor her as a conductor-teacher-citizen.
Research Interests

Application of Laban Movement Principles to Conducting and Vocal Pedagogy

Early American Music for Treble Choirs

Cross-disciplinary Collaborative Performance
Courses Taught

Clarke Choirs (Collegiate Singers, Cantabile, Melos)

Art of Listening

General Music Methods

Choral Music Methods, Student Teacher Supervision
Certifications and Memberships

Dubuque Chorale, Artistic Director and Conductor

Certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst, Integrated Movement Studies, Santa Barbara, CA
Selected Publications

Harreld, N. and Amanda Huntleigh, Concerts Decoded: Listening Like You Mean It (2^nd edition) 2016. https://konapublishing.com/catalog/concerts-decoded–listening-like-you-mean-it/