Teacher

In her career, Mississippi native Dr. Meredith Melvin Johnson, has coached collegiate level singers in multiple genres as well as trained future music educators in diction, pedagogy, and literature. She frequently presents vocal seminars and workshops for singers and ensembles throughout the region. Her variety of performance credits and stage appearances inspire her students and encourage them to pursue a life-long cultivation of the art of singing, performing across genres with healthy vocal production regardless of style. Maintaining an active performer-teacher career is a vital part of her teaching philosophy.

Dr. Johnson specializes in both classical and belt techniques and is an active adjudicator and vocal clinician, offering workshops for choral groups, showchoirs, musical theatre students, and church ensembles. She maintains a thriving private studio catering to a wide variety of musical styles and is the creator of the online courses “Virtual Vocal Academy” and “Audition Bootcamp” at VirtualVocalAcademy.com.

In her current role as a voice professor at The University of Southern Mississippi, Dr. Johnson teaches applied voice and vocal pedagogy courses. Previously, she served 9 years on the voice faculty at Jones College where she built a flourishing musical theatre workshop program

producing large-scale musicals and student created productions.

As a performer, Johnson graced the stage in numerous musicals, operas, operettas, and concerts. Some of her favorite roles include Into the Woods (the Witch and Cinderella), Les Misérables (Fantine), The Drowsy Chaperone (Drowsy), La Bohème (Musetta), The Mikado (Katisha), Pirates of Penzance (Ruth), and Turandot (Liù).

Dr. Johnson graduated summa cum laude from William Carey University and holds a master of music and a doctor of musical arts in vocal performance and pedagogy from The University of Southern Mississippi. She resides in Hattiesburg with her husband, Tony and their pup, GusGus.