BIO
Brett Janssen is the Division of Humanities Chair and Music Department Chair at Central Christian College, where he has taught for nine years while maintaining an independent piano studio. He serves as president-elect of the Kansas Music Teachers Association and as Vice President of the McPherson Area Piano Teachers League. Janssen is an adjudicator at area piano festivals and enjoys collaborating with local musicians. Brett holds a B.M. from Wichita State University in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, where he studied with Dr. Sylvia Coats and Paul Reed, M.A. in Music from University of Missouri-Kansas City where he studied with John McIntyre, and a Ph.D. in Education, Curriculum and Instruction from Kansas State University. Aside from music, Brett enjoys spending time with his wife, Jamie, and three daughters.
(620) 241-0723 ext. 372
CC ’01
Chair of Human Services Division | Chair of Music Department
A.A., Central Christian College, McPherson, KS. May, 2001; B.M., Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, 2004; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 2007; Ph.D., Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, May, 2017.
SPECIALIZATION
Piano
INTERESTS
- Piano Pedagogy
- Coffee
- Spending time with my wife and three girls
FAVORITE CLASSES TO TEACH
- Music Theories
- Applied Piano
Jazz Band
FAVORITE CLASSES TO TEACH
- Music Theories
- Applied Piano
Jazz Band
BOOKS I’D RECOMMEND
- Chosen by God by RC Sproul,
- The Musician’s Mind: Teaching, Learning, & Performance in the Age of Brain Science by Lynn Helding,
- The Perfect Wrong Note by William Westney,
- How to read Proverbs by Tremper Longman III
FAVORITE SNACKS
York Mints and Peanut Butter/Chocolate cookies
GO-TO KARAOKE SONG
Short Ride in a Fast Machine by Adams
BEST PART ABOUT WORKING AT CENTRAL
I enjoy working with students at CCCK and seeing them succeed. I enjoy working to create an encouraging atmosphere that is conducive to learning and success, particularly in music.
