Benjamin Tan

Position
Instructor
Biography

Ben Tan has taught piano and voice at the BIAAE since 2017. Tan also serves as a mentor in the Nurturing Leaders program at Berklee. He teaches music at the David A. Ellis Elementary School. Previously he taught music and chorus at Umana Academy and at Carver Elementary School. He earned his M.M. in music education at Boston Conservatory at Berklee in 2018. A classically trained pianist and vocalist, he performs as the pianist of Cambridge Common Voices, an inclusive choir at Harvard University; serves as a music director for community theater productions; and performs in an oldies cover band. Tan has years of experience in music education and in working with students with disabilities, English language learners, and students with mental and emotional impairments.