Jeremy Thompson

A native of Louisville, Mississippi, Dr. Jeremy Thompson is an accomplished music educator and band director whose career spans more than a decade of teaching high school band in Memphis, Tennessee, and throughout the Mississippi Delta. Dr. Thompson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Trumpet Performance from Stillman College, a Master’s degree in Music Education from the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), and a Ph.D. in Music Education with a cognate in Education Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Memphis. 

Throughout his teaching career, Dr. Thompson has led high school bands to consistently earn superior ratings and has received regional and national accolades for musical excellence. Committed to advancing music education and supporting the next generation of musicians and educators, Dr. Thompson has a personal and professional focus on mentoring pre-service music educators, music teacher education programming and curriculum, and policy in music education. 

Dr. Thompson is an active member of the American School Band Directors Association, the Tennessee Music Education Association, the Alabama Music Educators Association, and the Minority Band Directors National Association.