Lexi
Jones
is a native Texan, born into a military family
that recently moved back to Texas after 16 years of living away from
home. Lexi began studying piano at ten years of age after her
parents realized her attraction to music through her constant humming,
singing and whistling.
While living in Washington State, Lexi won the Washington Music Teachers Association piano competition for her region of Washington State, receiving the honor of representing her region at the state level competition.
Following her time in Washington State, Lexi moved with her family to Wichita, Kansas. She received her bachelor of music degree from Wichita State University in 2011, studying piano pedagogy with Dr. Sylvia Coats and piano with DeeAnn Brown. While at WSU, Lexi received multiple music scholarships as well as placing second at the Kansas Music Teachers Association piano competition. She also won the Wallingford piano competition in Wichita.
At WSU, Lexi began teaching private piano lessons and group piano lessons to precollege students through the fine arts institute. She joined the Music Teachers National Association and the Kansas Music Teachers Association, while studying pedagogy to improve her teaching skills. She also performed regularly as a soloist, as well as with choirs, vocalists and instrumentalists.
Upon completion of her bachelor's degree, Lexi moved to Ohio to begin her master's degree with the award of a full assistantship at Ohio University. For her assistantship, she taught group piano classes with college freshmen and juniors, as well as continuing her group and private lessons with precollege students, thus expanding her teaching. At Ohio University, she continued studying pedagogy with Dr. Christopher Fisher and Gail Berenson, while taking piano lessons with Andre Gribou and Gail Berenson.
While in Ohio, Lexi had the honor of serving as the president of the Ohio University collegiate MTNA chapter. While serving, she presented a pedagogy lecture with the OU MTNA chapter at the second national MTNA Piano Pedagogy Symposium. Lexi also became a member of the Pi Kappa Lambda honor society. She continued to perform regularly with the OU choirs, vocalists and instrumentalists, as well as performing in solo piano studio recitals.
Lexi graduated in 2013 and moved back to Dallas to continue her teaching career closer to home. She attends national music conferences, local seminars and workshops to continue updating her curriculum and learning new techniques and methods. Her favorite part about teaching is her students. Of great importance is the rising issue of playing-related injuries. After battling with hand and wrist injuries, music wellness became a large part of Lexi's life and she works hard to ensure her students have a healthy approach to practice.