Clinics with MasterClass Faculty
American Classic is providing one-time clinics for high school varsity bands, choirs, and orchestras in select locations!
Jennifer Franz-Melady
Houston Area
Jennifer Franz-Melady was the head choir director at Magnolia High for 19 years. Her choirs received consistent UIL sweepstakes. Her choirs participated in the American Classic Madrigal Festival in Dallas and San Antonio where they received consistent Performance of Distinction awards . The Magnolia Chorale performed at the Southwest ACDA convention in Oklahoma City. Chorale was the co- winner of the American Classic Madrigal Festival in Dallas, 2022, and was first runner up in 2023. They were also an honor choir at the 2022 TMEA Convention in San Antonio. Her Chorale was The Foundation for Music Education national recording contest winner for 2017 and 2018. She has taught all grade levels from elementary music through supervising student teachers at Ohio State University. Jennifer holds a piano performance degree from The Eastman School of Music and a Masters in Secondary Choral Music Education from Ohio State University.
She has been the accompanist for the Region 9 TMEA choirs and was accompanist for the TMEA All-State Women’s choir for 2016, 2017 and 2023. She accompanied the Small School TMEA All-State Mixed choir in 2020. She is an active choral clinician in the Houston area and taught for 38 years. She is a member of TMEA and ACDA.