Dr. Jessica Dunnavant
Adjunct Professor - flute, Introduction to Music
In addition to her activities at MTSU, Jessica Dunnavant is an instructor for Belmont Academy, where
she teaches flute and provides piano accompaniment for flute students. She performs
with Music City Baroque on Baroque flute and recorder and she serves on their Musicians
Council. Dunnavant also plays with saxophonist Paula Van Goes as the Greenbrook Ensemble
and she is the Vice President/President-Elect of the Mid-South Flute Society. She
maintains a large private flute studio in Middle Tennessee. Previous Visiting Assistant
Professor appointments include the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where Dunnavant
taught flute and Music Theory; Florida State University, where she taught flute, Baroque
flute and recorder; and Texas A&M University-Kingsville, where she taught flute, Early
Music Ensemble, Music Appreciation, and Aural Skills. Dunnavant holds degrees from
the University of Maryland (DMA), Florida State University (MM) and Middle Tennessee
State University.