About Her
Jammie N. Phillips, Ed.S. is an educator, musician, and writer whose work examines the intersection of culture, power, and identity.
Jammie N. Phillips, Ed.S.
Educator. Musician. Writer. Speaker.
Who I Am
Music educator first.
My work has centered on developing young musicians at the middle school level, where identity, discipline, and artistry are formed in real time. I have led ensembles in both Georgia and Alabama to consecutive superior ratings and built programs that produced students who went on to pursue music as a lifelong craft and career.
Performing musician
As a flutist and piccoloist, I perform in orchestral and theatrical settings, including serving as Piccoloist with the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra. I freelance throughout the Montgomery area and maintain a private flute studio for serious students. My performance work is not separate from my teaching. It sharpens it. It keeps my instruction rooted in real musicianship, not just method.
Adjudicator and clinician
I work with developing ensembles and directors, bringing a lens that prioritizes both musical excellence and meaningful instruction. My approach challenges the idea that performance outcomes matter more than the process used to get there.
Writer and speaker
My writing examines culture, power, and identity, particularly within music education and Black institutional traditions. My work has been published on Medium and featured in professional education spaces, where I push beyond surface-level conversations and ask harder questions about what we protect, what we ignore, and why
Who I Am
I build
I build musicians, programs, and spaces where students are not just trained to perform, but taught to think, question, and grow.
I challenge
Not everything labeled “culture” deserves to be protected. Some things need to be examined. Some need to be rebuilt. My work lives in that tension.
I connect
I connect fine arts to real-world outcomes. Discipline, collaboration, communication, and adaptability are not abstract skills. They are developed daily in music spaces, and they translate directly into the workforce and beyond.
Perspective
I believe in excellence, but not at the cost of identity.
I believe in tradition, but not without question.
I believe education should expand students, not confine
them.
Too often, systems reward compliance over growth, performance over understanding, and silence over truth. My work pushes against that. Whether in a classroom, on a stage, or through my writing, I am interested in what happens when we stop performing for approval and start operating with clarity and intention.
Beyond the Resume
Titles matter, but they are not the whole story.
My work is shaped by years in classrooms, rehearsal halls, and performance spaces. It is shaped by students who trusted me to guide them, by systems that challenged me, and by the decision to keep showing up fully anyway.
This is not just a career.
This is a body of work.