SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Johnson, Jessica. 2025. “The Musical Sandbox: How a Playful Mindset Can Help Teachers Unlock Creativity,” American Music Teacher, June/July.

Johnson, Jessica. 2024. “Trauma-Informed Pedagogy Research and Practice,” American Music Teacher, February/March.

Johnson, Jessica. 2025. “Cultural Humility: A Framework for Building Collaborative Relationships with Students with Diverse Cultural Experiences,,” American Music Teacher, February/March.

Johnson, Jessica. 2024. “The Musical Brain: An Interview with Author Lois Svard,” American Music Teacher, October/November.

Johnson, Jessica. 2024. “Struggles and Failures the Learning Process,” American Music Teacher, June/July..

Johnson, Jessica. 2020. “Finding Center: Strategies for Awakening Proprioceptive Awareness for More Embodied

Performances,” American Music Teacher, April/May.

http://www.americanmusicteacher.org/html5_viewer/index.html?publication_id=36833&issue_id=660368&view=articleBrowser&article_id=3676291&parentUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanmusicteacher.org%2Fpublication%2F%3Fi%3D555079%26view%3DcontentsBrowser&search=Jessica%20johnson

Johnson, Jessica. 2020. “Self-Compassion in the Studio: Helping our Students Practice with Kindness,” Piano Magazine, Winter.

https://pianoinspires.com/article/self-compassion-in-the-studio-helping-our-students-practice-with-kindness/

Johnson, Jessica. 2018. “Awakening Rhythmic Intuition and Flow in the Developing Pianist.”

American Music Teacher, February/March. .*Received AMT “Article of the Year Award” in 2019.

https://www.mtna.org/downloads/Informed/AMT/AMT%20AOY/2019AOY.pdf

Johnson, Jessica. 2016. “The Self-Compassionate Musician: Learning to Love Your Self Through Music-Making and Teaching.” American Music Teacher, August/September. Volume 66. No. 1, pp. 19-22.

http://www.americanmusicteacher.org/august-september-2016/articles?m=36833&i=321774&view=articleBrowser&article_id=2537025&ver=html5

Johnson, Jessica. 2013. “Feeling the Sound: Reflections on Claiming One’s Own Musical Voice.”American Music Teacher, August/September. *Received AMT “Article of the Year Award” in 2014.

https://www.mtna.org/downloads/Informed/AMT/AMT%20AOY/2014AOY.pdf

Johnson, Jessica and Midori Koga. 2006. “The Art of Listening with Depth, Understanding, Flow and Imagery.” American Music Teacher. Dec./Jan. *Received AMT “Article of the Year Award” in 2007.

https://www.mtna.org/downloads/Informed/AMT/AMT%20AOY/2007AOY.pdf

Johnson, Jessica. 2005. “Exploring New Sounds: Contemporary Performance Techniques for the Pre-College Student.” American Music Teacher. April/May.