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Rebekah Thompson

Voice Instructor

Piano Instructor

Email: rthompson@kansascityschoolofmusic.com

Rebekah Thompson is a piano and voice teacher at the Kansas City School of Music. She holds a Master of Music Education from Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor’s degree in K-12 Choral Music Education from Brigham Young University. She has presented research on junior high school student sight-singing at the Thompson Symposium, PMEA and Eastern MENC. Published work includes world music and Spanish lesson plans for the Smithsonian Institute.

More than just a voice teacher, she is an experienced pianist, singer, and accompanist. She has been a featured soloist in numerous vocal and piano recitals and concerts. She has competed in many music competitions including Gold Cup and New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA).

Mrs. Thompson has over 20 years of experience as a private piano and voice instructor, choral director, and early childhood music teacher. Her passion for teaching young children is clearly displayed in every lesson and has had a positive impact on many lives.

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Grace Mott

Voice Instructor

Email: gmott@kansascityschoolofmusic.com

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Grace Ann Mott, soprano, is a versatile and multifaceted vocalist and vocal coach with Kansas City School of Music. Grace graduated with a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in performance and vocal pedagogy from MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, KS. She received a masters degree in vocal performance at the UMKC Conservatory of Music under the direction of Vinson Cole.

Grace has performed multiple operatic roles but most recently the role of Gertrud in Hansel und Gretel at UMKC. She has performed with the Kansas City Symphony as a soloist in their educational outreach program. 

Mrs. Mott competed in the Kansas City region of the National Association of Teachers of Singing where she received first place in the Musical Theater and Upper Woman’s Classical divisions. She attended Utah Vocal Arts Academy where she studied the role of Fiordiligi and performed excerpts from Così fan tutte. Along with opera, Mrs. Mott has experience in musical theatre most recently with Theatre in the Park where she performed in The Wizard of Oz. She is also the soprano section leader at St. John’s United Methodists Church 

Grace lives in downtown Kansas City. She is heavily involved in music, directing youth musical theater and teaching music at Inclusion Connections, an inclusion program for individuals with special needs.   

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Bonny Green

Director of Operations
Voice Instructor

Email: bgreen@kansascityschoolofmusic.com

Bonny Green graduated Magna Cum Laude from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance. While at Concordia, she was a frequent soloist in the world-renowned Concordia Choir under the direction of Dr. Renè Clausen. She also studied the roles of Adele from Die Fledermaus and Zerlina from Don Giovanni as well as performing the role of Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro with the Fargo-Moorhead Opera.

After Concordia, she studied under Dr. Anne De Launay at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, where she earned her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance. She performed with the UMKC Conservatory as Ruth Putnam in The Crucible, the Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel and the lead role of Helene in Hindemith’s operatic sketch Hin und zurück.

Along with opera, Bonny enjoys musical theater. She has performed as Maria in West Side Story as well as the title role in Cinderella. She has sung with the premier choral ensemble, Kantorei, and was the soprano cantor for St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church for 15 years.  Mrs. Green has been teaching with the Kansas City School of Music since May 2006 and was promoted to Assistant Director in 2008 and Director of Operations in 2013. Bonny performs regularly in various concerts and recitals throughout the Kansas City area.

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Un Chong Christopher

Voice Instructor

Piano Instructor

Email: uchristopher@kansascityschoolofmusic.com

Un Chong Christopher is a voice teacher who holds a Master of Music in vocal performance and a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Here, she studied piano with Joanne Baker and voice with Inci Bashar. As a mezzo-soprano, Ms. Christopher has performed throughout the United States, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Seoul.

Ms. Christopher has served on faculty at Calvary University and University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. She is also a part of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), as well as Mu Phi Epsilon (International Music Fraternity).

 

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Matthew Scrivner

Voice Instructor

Email: mscrivner@kansascityschoolofmusic.com

Matthew Scrivner is a voice teacher who holds a Doctor of Musical Arts and a Master of Music in vocal performance from the UMKC Conservatory of Music, and a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from Washburn University.

Dr. Scrivner has an extensive list of operatic credits, which includes originating the role of the Ox in the world premiere of How the Camel Got His Hump. In 2008, he participated in the inaugural L’arte del canto Lirico program in Italy. He has also been a regular member of the chorus at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City since 2008.

In addition to being an experienced performer and voice teacher, Dr. Scrivner has been involved with music behind the scenes. In 2011, he published two short articles with the web magazine, Operagasm. Dr. Scrivner was also a production assistant for the Topeka Symphony, a board member for the Topeka Opera Society and Concert Association, and the co-founder and executive for the Kansas City Opera Institute.

 

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