Dr. Chelsea Tanner
Dr. Chelsea Tanner maintains an active career as a performer, teacher, and mindset coach for musicians. She is currently the Head of the Flute Platform at tonebase.co and a Flute Faculty member at the Colburn Community School in Los Angeles. Previously, Chelsea served on the faculties of SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music and Penn State University. In the spring of 2020, she earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The University of Texas at Austin. From 2016 to 2019, she held the position of Second Flute in the Central Texas Philharmonic. Within the flute community, Chelsea is Chair of the National Flute Association’s Career and Artistic Development Committee.
As an online educator, Chelsea has produced over 100 lessons for the tonebase Flute platform, collaborating with world-renowned artists such as Jasmine Choi, Marina Piccinini, and Paula Robison, among others. She has also created and taught numerous livestream classes for tonebase. As a mindset coach, Chelsea has spoken at over 30 institutions and studios on topics such as performance anxiety, mindset, and imposter syndrome, aiming to empower young musicians in their careers. She is the host of Align Your Mind, a weekly podcast dedicated to helping musicians navigate the mental and emotional challenges of a career in music.
Chelsea has actively participated in competitions across the country. She has been a finalist in the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia Young Artist Competition, the Mid-Atlantic Flute Society Young Artist Competition, and the National Society of Arts and Letters National Woodwind Competition, as well as a quarterfinalist in the National Flute Association Young Artist Competition. She has also won the Central Ohio Flute Association Collegiate Competition and the Women in Music Scholarship Auditions.
Chelsea completed her Artist Diploma at The University of Texas at Austin, studying with Marianne Gedigian. She earned her Master of Music degree from Carnegie Mellon University, studying with Jeanne Baxtresser, and her Bachelor of Music degree from The Ohio State University, studying with Katherine Borst Jones.
An active chamber musician, Chelsea is a member of the Emissary Quartet, a long-distance flute ensemble dedicated to expanding the flute quartet repertoire. (www.emissaryquartet.com)