Jenna is an accomplished mezzo-soprano, performing as a soloist in concert and recital, and as a choral singer. With a comprehensive background in vocal arts and education, she teaches singers of all ages in one-to-one and group settings, serving as a teacher, vocal coach, and conductor.
As a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Jenna is recognised for her significant work in inclusive education. Her teaching philosophy is rooted in a person-centred, integrative biopsychosocial approach, drawing on cross-disciplinary strategies to support her students. She is also actively pursuing BAPAM (British Association for Performing Arts Medicine) recognition for her work in vocal rehabilitation, reflecting her commitment to high standards in performer care.
Jenna's research focuses on the use of imagery in singing pedagogy, exploring how it synthesises voice science and vocal artistry, particularly in youth choirs.
Her recent paper, "A Theoretical Exploration of the Professionalization of Singing Voice Rehabilitation Specialists in the United Kingdom" (2025), provides a narrative review of the unregulated status of Singing Voice Rehabilitation Specialists (SVRSs) in the UK. This work highlights their contributions to vocal health care and uses critical feminist theory to question if debates about their legitimacy are genuine concerns or a form of professional gatekeeping, given that the workforce is predominantly female.
She concludes that while professionalisation could protect the role, excessive standardisation might limit effective practice. Jenna also explores performance care ethics and decolonising stylistic awareness in contemporary music training through an Africentric approach.
Research papers:
Brown, J., 2025. The ethics of performance care: A pragmatic feminist analysis of policy for singing voice rehabilitation. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 31(2), p.e14107. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.14107
Brown, J. (2025). A Theoretical Exploration of the Professionalization of Singing Voice Rehabilitation Specialists in the United Kingdom. Voice and Speech Review, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/23268263.2025.2491610
Smith-Whicker, T. and Brown, J., 2024. Decolonizing stylistic awareness in higher education contemporary commercial music training: Exploring performer–practitioner experiences through an Africentric approach. Journal of Popular Music Education, 8(Contemporary Commercial Music Vocals), pp.157-178. https://doi.org/10.1386/jpme_00140_1
Brown, J. (2024). Keep it Clean! A New Approach to Imagery in Singing Pedagogy. Voice and Speech Review, 19(1), 17–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/23268263.2024.2347008
Brown, J., 2024. A Multidiscipline Practitioner Pilot Study Into the Potential Professionalization of Singing Voice Rehabilitation Specialists in the United Kingdom. Journal of Voice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.11.040
Brown, J. (2023). Exploring the use of imagery to synthesise voice science and vocal artistry when training singers in the youth choir context. Australian Voice, 24, 42-56. https://doi.org/10.56307/HOET8034
Brown, J. (2021) “Imagery and science in singing pedagogy: Redefining imagination – a first step to resolving the debate,” Voice and Speech Review, 17(1), pp. 26–35. doi: 10.1080/23268263.2021.1999584.