“My mantra for my teaching is: I want to create good humans while also creating good musicians. I tell every ensemble that on the first day of school. What they care about is 'Does Mr. Brown see me? Does he value me? Does he care for me?' Then they'll start singing. I care more about the human heart than I care about the perfection of the music. Yes, I care about the music, but if my students aren't in the right mental headspace, then the music won't come.”
Jeremy Brown is serving his third year at McKinney Boyd as the associate director of choirs. He conducts Lyric and Meistersingers as well as instructs the AP Music Theory course. Before Boyd, he was the associate director of choirs at Haltom High School in Birdville Independent School District. Choirs under the direction of Jeremy Brown have received consistent superior and excellent ratings at UIL Choir Evaluations. He is a product of great choral music, graduating Magna Cum Laude from the Texas Tech School of Music.
Mr. Brown is passionate about choral music education and conducting. He has served as a clinician and adjudicator throughout the DFW Metroplex. In 2020 he served as a student conductor for the 2020 Summer TCDA Convention Choral Conducting Workshop. Also, he served as a conducting fellow for the Atlanta Summer Choral Conducting Institute in Summer 2022. Along with conducting, Mr. Brown performs in three choral ensembles in the DFW area- Brothers in Song, Orpheus Chamber Singers and New American Voices.
In 2025, Mr. Brown published an article within the TMEA Southwestern Musician Magazine titled Emotional Intelligence in Tenor Bass Choirs. Within this article, he provided insight into the tenor-bass choral experience. Mr. Brown is a proud member of TMEA, ACDA and Phi Mu Alpha. Mr. Brown currently resides in Dallas with his wife Nikki.
To get in touch with Jeremy, you can find him on Facebook (@jeremy.brown.797432) or Instagram (@jbrown_legend) or search for McKinney Boyd Choir on Facebook or Instagram (@BoydChoirs).
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