Tanya Winch sometimes feels she’s living a double life. By day, she is an Investment Advisor at Winch Financial, a full-service fiduciary advisory based in her home state of Wisconsin. By night, she is a vocal coach, guitar instructor, and live musician performing with two bands, Dirty Mercy Band (original music) and the Sarah McSweeney Trio.
Tanya began playing violin at age 5, taking lessons on many additional instruments throughout her youth – piano, clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone. Music and dance have always played a large part in making life exciting.
Tanya enjoyed years of the independent musician experience while in Los Angeles, where she had the chance to sing back-up vocals on the Tonight Show, take home LA Music Awards and study songwriting with Grammy winners. Looking for a more balanced life, she moved to Austin in 2006, where she started teaching songwriting and vocals with GirlGuitarAustin.com, leading to private coaching in voice, guitar, piano, and songwriting.
Tanya believes that a huge benefit of studying music is that it can teach tenacity and focus through solo practice. And yet, music is communal; making music with others can lift you from loneliness and fatigue to sharing inspiration and joy. Tanya believes that “music is a tread that connects us all”.
Just her energy made my day better!
We also were able to listen to Tanya's song, Cupid Gave Me Courage. Make sure to support Tanya's music by listening on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, or all the streaming platforms.
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