Kevin Michael Jones has taught, lectured and performed across the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. An advocate for all styles of singing, Kevin was one of the first graduates from the M.M. Voice Pedagogy program at Shenandoah Conservatory (the first graduate program in the United States to offer dedicated teacher training for Commercial Music and Musical Theatre singing techniques). He was also admitted to the D.M.A. Voice Pedagogy there and completed coursework in multiple areas. Additionally, Kevin holds a B.M. in Vocal Music Education from Millikin University and completed core B.A. Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences coursework at The University of Colorado Boulder. Kevin’s other professional certifications include Illinois Music Teacher certification, Level III certification in Somatic Voicework™ The Lovetri Method, and a certificate of completion from The Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute. Since 2016, Kevin has been a proud member of the Millikin University School of Music Faculty where he teaches Voice Lessons, Vocal Pedagogy, Pop/Rock Vocal Seminar, and other courses. His university and private studio students have performed in venues around the world.
As a director and music director, Kevin has overseen various performances, ranging from concerts and cabarets to musicals and operas. His songwriting has been featured in venues across the United States. Notably, he collaborated with Lilly Award-winning director/producer Shakina Nayfack to develop The Craft: The Musical. The show was produced and staged by Musical Theatre Factory in Times Square, New York City. Kevin has also been recognized as an authority on musical theatre and pop/rock repertoire and vocal styles. He is the founder of Musical Theatre Resources, a popular musical theatre voice blog, and Radio Songs for Singers, a prominent pop/rock vocal repertoire website. Kevin’s articles and resources have been shared by prestigious organizations such as The Voice Foundation, The National Association of Teachers of Singing, Chicago Lyric Opera, and The Australian Voice Association.
Disciplines: Applied Voice Lessons, Vocal Pedagogy, Pop/Rock Vocal Seminar, Theatre Music Direction
Website: www.kevinmichaeljones.com