Berklee College of Music, Massachusetts
Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds is a vocal jazz musician, composer, arranger, and educator who currently serves as Dean of the Professional Education Division at Berklee College of Music. Distinctions include TEDx speaker, former U.S. Jazz Ambassador, two-time Fulbright Senior Music Specialist, GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year quarterfinalist, and Jazz Educator of Distinction award recipient from Jazz Music Awards foundation and inductee to the Berklee Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Her academic leadership is conjoined to four decades as a jazz recording and performing artist p/k/a Lenora Zenzalai Helm. As a published author her work is at the intersection of jazz, intercultural maturity, and digital humanities. Look for her vocal jazz performance pedagogy textbook Sing Vocal Jazz, Teach Vocal Jazz slated for 2025 from Routledge/Taylor-Francis. Learn more at www.LenoraHelm.com.
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Exploring the New Vocal Jazz Performance Pedagogy Text: Sing Vocal Jazz, Teach Vocal Jazz
Thursday, January 8, 2026
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
Who is Berklee: Exploring Jazz and Beyond
Saturday, January 10, 2026
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
Saturday, January 10, 2026
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
