Kyle de Tarnowsky

Kyle de Tarnowsky is a Lecturer at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music and faculty member at AMDA College of the Performing Arts. He serves as Music Director at USC's Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and works as a composer, arranger, and pianist in Southern California's entertainment industry.

• Teaches Music for Dancers course at USC
• Faculty member at AMDA College of the Performing Arts
• Active in film/television music creation
• Currently developing a musical based on "Murder, She Wrote"

His research interests focus on interdisciplinary applications of music composition in dance education and performance arts contexts. Kyle combines practical music direction with creative composition through his work in both academic and entertainment industry settings.

Kyle earned a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Florida State University and completed USC's Scoring for Motion Pictures & Television graduate program. His career bridges academic instruction with real-world music direction for stage productions and television events including the Academy Awards telecast.