In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Dr. Tom Fitzstephens

Living in: Decatur, GA, United States.
Dr. Tom FitzStephens holds a Bachelor of Choral Music Education from The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, a Master of Music in Conducting from Michigan State University s College of Music, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Music Teaching and Learning from Georgia State University. He studied conducting with Dr. Jerry Blackstone, Dr. Sandra Snow, Dr. Jonathan Reed, and Dr. David Rayl, and voice with George Irving Shirley and Molly Fillmore.

Dr. FitzStephens currently serves as Chorus Director at Lakeside High School in Atlanta, Georgia, and has taught middle and high school music since 2004. Since 2012 he served as Vocal Music Director at the Georgia Governor s Honors Program at Berry College, working with Georgia s most gifted high school students. Since 2015, he has also worked with professional singers at Atlanta s Capitol City Opera, leading and performing in the Madrigal Singers, a Renaissance-themed vocal ensemble.

Dr. FitzStephens s writing is published in Visions of Research in Music Education, Teaching Music magazine, and his dissertation is available in ScholarWorks. He has presented at state and international music education conventions. He lives in Decatur with his wife, Jamie, two cats, Snickers and Winnifred, and dog, Stella.