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Jennifer Floyd
- Biographical Information
Jennifer
Floyd holds a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts in Music
Performance and Education from Truman State University. In 2003 she graduated
with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she received a
Masters in Music Pedagogy/Performance and teacher certification. She is
currently ABD (All but Dissertation) at the University of Georgia-Athens, where
she will receive her PhD in Music Education.
Jennifer has been an
active music educator in Atlanta, teaching high school orchestra for sixteen
years, adjudicating district and state-level festivals. During her tenure she
served as a member of the Spivey Hall Board of Educators, Lead
Teacher for High Schools, Cobb County Superintendent’s Teacher Advisory
Council, GMEA All College Orchestra organizer and ASTA President. In 2006 her
Orchestra was selected to perform at the GMEA In-Service Conference, and 2016
the ASTA National Orchestra Festival. She was named STAR Teacher of the Year in
2007 at Lovejoy High School, a 2016 Grammy Music Educator quarterfinalist, and the 2017-18 Teacher of the
Year at McEachern High School.
In addition to being a
passionate educator she frequently performs throughout Georgia, Florida, Alabama
and Los Angeles. Her recent performances include, but are not limited to, Blind
Boys of Alabama, Temptations (Review), Robin Thicke, India Arie, Bo Bice, Leann
Rimes, Ruben Studdard, Jennifer Holiday, Tye Tribbett, Mary Mary, Resound,
Shelby 5, Kim Burrell, Sheila E, JJ Hairston and a TV appearance on Drop Dead
Diva.
Jennifer is a member of GMEA, PAGE, ASTA, Sigma Alpha
Iota, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the former YOLA at HOLA Music
Program Director with the Heart of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles
Philharmonic.