Troy Tang studied with Uwe Grodd and Kathryn Moorhead at the University of Auckland. His keen interest in flute pedagogy led him to further lessons with Robert Aitken and Keith Underwood, who deeply shaped his approach. His other teachers include Adrianna Lis and Wang Tong.

Before his tertiary study, he toured for two years with the Singapore Music and Drama Company, performing in a small ensemble with Mervyn Lee, Kong Xianlong, and Gabriel Ng Song Quan, winner of the Bach Prize in the Menuhin Competition.

He works with young players of all levels but has a special interest in teaching fundamentals and providing musical solutions for flute-related problems. Several of his students hold music scholarships in schools around Auckland, taught in conjunction with the rest of the flute department.