SMDC Staff - Jean Mancini Gough

 

Vocal music instructor, Jean Mancini Gough, is delighted to be on staff at the Sally McDermott Studio of Dance. Holding Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Vocal Performance/Music Education, Ms. Mancini Gough holds Massachusetts State Certification as a teacher of public school music for grades K-12, with many years of experience as such. She also has numerous years of experience as a private voice teacher at her own studio and at various Artist-in Residence programs in Central MA. She is sensitive to the individual needs of her students and tailors her teaching to develop each person as a singing musician, skillful in both vocal technique and musicianship.

 

As a performer, Ms. Mancini Gough has appeared extensively throughout New England as a classical recitalist, jazz stylist and sacred repertoire soloist. She has been employed for the past 14 years as soprano soloist and section lead for the First Unitarian Church, Worcester, MA performing a vast range of genres from sacred, classical, gospel and new age, to folk and jazz. Through her work with this organization she has appeared as featured soloist on several CDs of sacred classical, gospel and jazz music. Additionally, she regularly appears with her jazz ensemble at various venues in the New England area and will be releasing her new jazz CD in the fall of 2008. For more information, visit www.jeangough.com.