Jasmine Fripp

Grammy-nominated music educator Jasmine Fripp is the Director of Choral Activities and General Music at KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School. She is also the founder of The Passionate Black Educator. Fripp has dedicated her career to providing Black and Brown students with a quality music education. With seven years of teaching experience in public and charter schools, she has built award-winning choral programs that consistently receive excellent and superior ratings at festivals. In addition, her students have performed alongside several gospel recording artists and served as opening acts for Grammy award-winning artists Vanessa Bell Armstrong and The Clark Sisters. Fripp’s former students’ accomplishments include acceptance into several elite collegiate music programs, performing alongside famous recording artists, obtaining roles within professional music companies, and creating musically-based social media content garnering millions of followers.

Mrs. Fripp’s passion for providing Black and Brown students with a quality holistic education through music and empowering educators are her sole reasons for creating The Passionate Black Educator. The Passionate Black Educator aims to advocate for students of the global majority by providing opportunities to learn and advance through music, fine arts, and education. PBE also empowers music educators of all cultural backgrounds to create student-centered classroom environments that promote anti-racism, culturally-responsive pedagogy, and healing-centered teaching. Lastly, Fripp’s ability to fuse hip-hop, choral music, and creative teaching strategies has led to her being heavily sought after as a clinician by universities, school districts, and professional organizations worldwide.

Fripp is a credited songwriter, background vocalist, and recording artist. She is also an active member of The W. Crimm Singers, known as The Wakanda Chorale in Nashville, Tennessee. As a member of this prestigious group, Fripp has performed with recording artists Stars Go Dim and Grammy award-winning songwriting duo Louis York.

Fripp holds a Bachelor of Music Education with a concentration in Choral Music from Winthrop University. Additionally, under the legacy of Dr. Jeffery Ames, she is pursuing her Master’s degree at Belmont University. Lastly, she is a proud member of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated.