Emily Frizzell
Music Education, Choral
Education
- Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, University of Memphis, 2020
- M.M.E., Master of Music Education, University of Southern Mississippi, 2010
- B.M.E., Bachelor of Music Education, University of Southern Mississippi, 2009
Biography
Emily Frizzell, conductor and mezzo-soprano, is an Assistant Professor of Music Education
at the University of Memphis and Director of the Memphis Youth Chorale. At UofM, Dr.
Frizzell teaches undergraduate and graduate music education courses, supervises music
residents, and directs Tigerchor Tenor/Bass Choir. Additionally, she serves as the
faculty sponsor for UofM [blu] a cappella and the UofM student chapter of the American
Choral Directors Association. Dr. Frizzell is an active presenter, adjudicator, clinician
and researcher, with writings published in PLOS One and GIA Publications.
Before her time at UofM, Dr. Frizzell worked as Director of Choirs at White Station
Middle School for seven years. Before White Station, she was the Assistant Director
of Choirs at Southaven High School and Southaven Middle School. She served as WTVMEA
Junior High Choral Festival Co-Chair from 2013-2016. She also served as the Memphis
City Schools Teacher Field Test Group and Development Team member, which developed
the pilot portfolio evaluation method for Tennessee music teachers in 2012. Dr. Frizzell
was also a Peer Evaluator of this portfolio evaluation method and a curriculum writer
for Shelby County Schools. In 2013, she was awarded the Outstanding Young Music Educator
award by the Tennessee Music Education Association. Her choir, the WSMS Chorale, was
selected to perform at the 2013 NAfME conference in Nashville, TN and the 2014 TMEA
conference in Memphis, TN. Additionally, she served on the Tennessee Department of
Education Music Standards Writing Team in 2016.
Dr. Frizzell is an active member of the West Tennessee Vocal Music Educators Association,
the National Association for Music Education, the American Choral Directors Association,
the Society for Music Teacher Education, and the A Cappella Education Association.
She earned a Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Memphis and a Master's
in Music Education and a Bachelor's in Music Education from the University of Southern
Mississippi. She lives in Lakeland, Tennessee, with her husband, JD, their children,
Henry and Elliott, and their dogs, Sally and Ari.