{"id":268300,"name":"Amanda Halstead","url":"","description":"Dr. Amanda Halstead is a Suzuki Piano faculty member and Director of Suzuki Instruction at Levine Music in Washington DC. She is also an active soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral pianist in the Washington DC area. She performs frequently with several ensembles including the National Symphony, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the Washington Master Chorale, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Last season, she was a featured concerto soloist for the 10,000 Dreams Celebration of Asian Choreography and soloist for Ballet X\u2019s performance of \u201cMapping Out a Sky\u201d featuring solo piano arrangements of Stephen Sondheim\u2019s works. She has performed recital solos for series such as the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center, Church of the Epiphany Concert Series, and Levine Music Presents. In 2024, she was awarded Steinway's \"Top Teacher Award\" and will be inducted into Steinway's Music Teacher Hall of Fame in October 2025. Before moving to the Washington DC area, she taught at Old Dominion University and Chrisopher Newport University. Dr. Halstead earned her Bachelor\u2019s degree from Rice University in Houston, Texas and her Master\u2019s and Doctorate from the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) at the University of Cincinnati. ","link":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/fr\/author\/halstead-pianogmail-com\/","slug":"halstead-pianogmail-com","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-24x24.jpg","48":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-48x48.jpg","96":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-96x96.jpg"},"meta":{"lw_harbor_dismissed_notices":[],"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_last_posted":0},"acf":[],"simple_local_avatar":{"media_id":80489,"full":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled.jpg","blog_id":1,"192":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-192x192.jpg","96":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-96x96.jpg","68":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-68x68.jpg","34":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-34x34.jpg","256":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-256x256.jpg","128":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-128x128.jpg","260":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-260x260.jpg","24":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-24x24.jpg","48":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-48x48.jpg","64":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-64x64.jpg","32":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/009A0474-3-Edit-scaled-32x32.jpg"},"kb":{"avatar":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/6f25ae35b9be7362e0037b1eeebfdd2f.jpg?ver=1780205058","registered":"January 1, 1970"},"is_super_admin":false,"woocommerce_meta":{"variable_product_tour_shown":"","activity_panel_inbox_last_read":"","activity_panel_reviews_last_read":"","categories_report_columns":"","coupons_report_columns":"","customers_report_columns":"","orders_report_columns":"","products_report_columns":"","revenue_report_columns":"","taxes_report_columns":"","variations_report_columns":"","dashboard_sections":"","dashboard_chart_type":"","dashboard_chart_interval":"","dashboard_leaderboard_rows":"","order_attribution_install_banner_dismissed":"","scheduled_updates_promotion_notice_dismissed":"","homepage_layout":"","homepage_stats":"","task_list_tracked_started_tasks":"","android_app_banner_dismissed":"","launch_your_store_tour_hidden":"","coming_soon_banner_dismissed":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/268300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/suzukiassociation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}