Jennifer Barnes is a highly sought-after vocalist, educator, clinician and arranger and the Director of Vocal Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas. Prof. Barnes oversees all vocal activities within the Division of Jazz Studies, including overseeing four vocal jazz ensembles and directing UNT Jazz Singers, who have won Downbeat Student Music Awards for the past 9 out of 10 years. She has taught at seven other universities, served as a guest conductor for District and All-State Music Festivals in fourteen states, taught jazz vocals at the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Camps, and her vocal arrangements are published by Sheet Music Plus, Anchor Music, UNC Jazz Press and self-published on her website. She was awarded the DownBeat 2016 Jazz Education Achievement Award, only the second vocal educator to receive that honor. Jennifer’s voice has been featured on films including “Wall-E”, “Ice Age 2, 3 & 4”, “Enchanted”, “Star Trek” and the television show, “Glee”. She has sung on or appeared in advertising for Chili’s Bar & Grill, Epson, and McDonald’s and released a solo jazz recording, “You Taught My Heart” (Spotify/Apple Music/CD Baby). Jennifer is the alto vocalist and a composer/arranger in the professional vocal group Vertical Voices with Julia Dollison, Greg Jasperse, and Kerry Marsh. Jennifer earned the Master of Music degree in Studio Music and Jazz Performance from the University of Miami (FL) and the Bachelor of Music degree from Western Michigan University.

Praised as a world-class artist, and with an international reputation in several facets of the music industry, Rosana Eckert wears many hats as a versatile live and studio vocalist, a dynamic improviser, a creative songwriter and arranger, and a masterful educator of jazz and voice. She has performed and recorded with many jazz luminaries, including Christian McBride, Bobby McFerrin, George Duke, Bill Mays, Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm, and the New York Voices. Recently, she was one of the three vocalists on "Eberhard," the 13-minute mini-symphony and final recording of 11-time Grammy-winning jazz pianist Lyle Mays, which was released posthumously in August 2021 and nominated for a Grammy Award. Performing regularly with her own bands and projects, Rosana's critically acclaimed 5th solo album Sailing Home, produced by Peter Eldridge in 2019, was praised as "bright and innovative" (AllAboutJazz) and “alluring” (Jazz Weekly). In 2021, her Brazilian jazz fusion band, Brasuka, released their highly acclaimed debut album of original songs titled A Vida Com Paixão. Lauded as “addictively joyful” (Exclusive Magazine), "positively infectious" (The Big Takeaway), and “entirely engaging and entertaining"(Phil’s Picks), the album received 4 stars in Downbeat Magazine and All About Jazz.com, and it made several "Best of 2021" music lists. A renowned educator, Rosana is principal lecturer of jazz voice and has helped build the thriving UNT vocal jazz department since 1999, teaching private jazz voice lessons and performance techniques, and creating new courses in songwriting and vocal pedagogy.  Her students have gone on to win awards and prestigious competitions, tour the world as solo artists and back-up vocalists, establish music schools and private lesson studios, publish choral arrangements, produce studio sessions and live music events, and work as studio singers on movie soundtracks and commercials.  Rosana also serves on the faculty of the UNT Vocal Jazz Summer Workshop and the New York Voices Summer Vocal Jazz Camp, and she has been a visiting teacher and lecturer for many institutions and programs, including the Centro Cientifico da Voz in São Paulo, Brazil, the Golden Jazz Music Camp in Zhuhai, China, The Speech Level Singing Summer Program in Hollywood, CA, and the online Jazz Harmony Retreat. A versatile musician, Rosana is also in demand as a commissioned choral composer/arranger, guest conductor, and article/book author. Her many published vocal ensemble arrangements, for all levels of singer, have been performed worldwide, and she has conducted 14 All-State jazz choirs around the country. Her book, Singing with Expression: A Guide to Authentic and Adventurous Song Interpretation, has been called ground-breaking, encyclopedic, and an unparalleled resource for contemporary singers, and she was a contributing author for The Voice Teacher's Cookbook, which features "recipes" from 50 renowned voice teachers from around the country.  Passionate about sharing jazz with children, she co-wrote a jazz musical for young voices with author/educator Sharon Burch titled Freddie the Frog and the Jungle Jazz.  The two also collaborated on an elementary music collection called Jazz And Kids: Songs and Activities for a Swingin' Classroom.  A highly respected improviser, Rosana is a featured artist on the vocal improvisation app Scatability by Michele Weir as well as the female vocalist on the tracks for Darmon Meader’s popular book Vocal Jazz Improvisation:  An Instrumental Approach. During the pandemic of 2020, she and Darmon created the Vocal Jazz Improvisation Boot Camp, an ongoing series of online improvisation classes, attracting singers of all levels from around the globe. In addition to her extensive live performing, writing, and teaching, Rosana works regularly as a studio vocalist, producer, and voice-over actor in Dallas, TX.  As a voice-over actor, she has spoken on many commercials and industrial spots for clients such as AT&T, PetSmart, Direct Energy, Comcast, and EA Games, and she is the in-house voice for KERA TV, Dallas’s award-winning PBS station. She has served as a producer on a wide array of projects, from solo vocal albums to children’s musical theatre, and as a studio vocalist, Rosana has sung on hundreds of commercials, album projects, publishing demos, and radio IDs heard around the world.

Courtney Anderson was born into a music-loving home and has been chasing harmony ever since. Her first performance came at age three, when she slipped out of her seat at her father’s barbershop dinner show, climbed onstage, held out her hand, and declared, “My turn,” before confidently delivering, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, to a delighted audience. She began voice lessons at six, briefly detoured into competitive horseback riding, and rediscovered her path in seventh grade after hearing the Dos Pueblos High School Jazz Choir and said, “I want to do THAT!”

She never stopped.

A Dos Pueblos alumna, Courtney returned in 2014 as Vocal Music Director and built the program from a single choir of 18 students into a thriving multi-ensemble department. Her ensembles have earned multiple Top 5 and Top 3 placements at Monterey Next Gen Jazz Festival and Reno Jazz Festival, along with consistent Command Performances at the Santa Cruz Jazz Festival. Under her direction, students have had the opportunity to perform with New York Voices and Michael McDonald, experiences that continue to shape the culture of excellence within the program. She is also a founding force behind her district’s All District Choral Showcase, strengthening collaboration among vocal programs.

Courtney holds a degree in Music Management with Applied Studies in Vocal Jazz from CSU Sacramento, where she studied with Kerry Marsh and Julia Dollison. As a student, she performed with Nancy King and is featured with the CSUS Jazz Singers on Ben Folds’ a cappella album. She is also a DownBeat Award recipient.

A 15-year Sweet Adelines International competitor, Courtney’s quartet placed 2nd at the 2011 Rising Star Competition and has ranked among the top 20 in the world since 2019. In 2017, she won the Sweet Adelines Small Chorus Harmony Classic Division A with Carpe Diem. She is committed to building brave, detail-driven singers who are willing to take risks in joyful, supportive spaces.

Her favorite color is rainbow, and she still believes every student deserves their turn.

• Overnight Camper - $1,800 which includes:
  • Registration fee
  • Tuition
  • Housing
  • Three meals per day (Sunday breakfast-Saturday lunch)
    • Everyone is invited to join for dinner and fellowship off campus on the first day of the seminar
  • Parking
• Day Camper - $1,300 which includes:
  • Registration fee
  • Tuition
  • Lunch & dinner daily (Sunday lunch-Saturday lunch)
    • Eveyrone is invited to join for dinner and fellowship off campus on the first day of the seminar
  • Parking
• Continuing Education Units Certificate - $20 (optional)

 

• Overnight campers will arrive on Saturday, June 20 for residence hall check in and camp registration and will depart on Saturday, June 27. Camp will end no later than 4:00pm on the last day.
• Overnight campers have the option to arrive on Friday, June 19 and/or depart on Sunday, June 28 due to travel needs for an additional $100 per night.
• Overnight campers must provide their own bedding (extra-long twin size), pillows, towels, and toiletries.
• Day campers will arrive on Saturday, June 20 for camp registration. Camp will end no later than 4:00pm on the last day.

To register, visit https://app.getacceptd.com/untmusicworkshops. Begin by selecting your Area (Jazz) and Program (Vocal Jazz Educator Seminar & Vocal Jazz Summer Workshop COMBINED). For technical questions, please visit the Acceptd Help Desk.

Registration Deadline

• May 15, 2026
  • A minimum number of participants is required for the semianr and workshop to run. We will let you know ASAP should the seminar and/or workshop be canceled and provide information regarding a refund.
  • The $30 registration fee is non-refundable.

Registration Policy

• Payment is due in full at the time of registration.
• We are unable to provide partial refunds for unused services including meals and parking.
• Participants must be at least 18 years of age to participate.
• Enrollment is limited.
  • Email to be placed on the waitlist if workshop is full – music.camps@unt.edu.  

• Requested by May 15, 2026 – Full refund less $130 administrative fee
• Requested by June 1, 2026 – Full refund less $230 administrative fee
• We are unable to provide partial refunds for unused services including meals and parking. 
  • We are unable to process refunds requested after June 1, 2026.
  • No refunds will be made should a participant be dismissed for violating UNT policy or program rules provided on the first day.