Jennifer Jones
Classroom Specialist and Voice
Jennifer Jones, music specialist and choral conductor, holds a Bachelor of Music in Voice from the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, and a Graduate Diploma in Primary Music from the University of Technology, Sydney. Jennifer has been working in the field of music for over thirty years. She started working as a music specialist prior to working in America (where she was trained in the methodology of Kodaly), and continued in this field on her return to Australia. She has lived and worked in Melbourne, Perth, Karratha, Sydney and India where she worked as Principal of Paramjyoti School AP. Jennifer is the Musical Director of the Southern Highlands Children’s Choir.
What do you teach at the Con?
I am employed as an Education Specialist which sees me develop and implement in-school and early childhood music programs.
What genres do you teach?
Everything from classical to contemporary. Â
What is it that you love about teaching music?
I love teaching music because music matters! Evidence is strong and consistent that in addition to the intrinsic value of learning about music, exposure to quality music education provides students with a range of developmental benefits, including positive social, cultural, emotional and educational outcomes.
Please share a particular career highlight and why it's special to you?
It has always been important to me that music education is available and achievable for ALL students. One highlight of my career was seeing a child who struggled in the classroom come to the front of the stage during a performance and confidently perform to a very large audience. The joy on the child’s face was priceless.
What is one piece of music you'd recommend people listen to?
No specific recommendation except to be open to a wide variety of music.
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We acknowledge the traditional Custodians of this Land, where the Aboriginal People have performed age-old ceremonies of storytelling, music, dance and celebration. As a traditional meeting place, many first nations peoples came to this region. Underneath our buildings and roads this Land always will be traditional Aboriginal Land. in the same way, all music making genres and practices come from our musical elders, so we acknowledge those on whose skills and wisdom we draw.
   
  