Jana Houston

Director, YCKC Chorale

Mrs. Houston is a firm believer in quality music and singing experiences for adolescent singers. An experienced professional in adolescent singing, she has been teaching middle school choir for 10 years and is currently proud to serve the students of Hocker Grove and Indian Hills Middle Schools in the Shawnee Mission School District, and previously at Argentine Middle School in Kansas City, Kansas.

Jana earned a Masters of Music in Vocal Pedagogy from the University of Kansas in 2021 and a Bachelors in Music Education from the University of Missouri - Kansas City's Conservatory of Music and Dance in 2014.

Outside of YCKC, Mrs. Houston clinics with various honor choirs around the metro, local Sweet Adeline quartets, and teaches voice lessons.