Personal Statement

John Tracy is the founder and director of Tampa Bay Music Academy. His bachelor’s degree is in Music with a proficiency in Saxophone. He has performed in and conducted multiple vocal and instrumental groups. He has served as the music pastor for two large Baptist churches, the conductor of a high skill level performance youth orchestra, a classroom teacher on the elementary, middle school, and high school level, and the administrator of two different music schools prior to launching Tampa Bay Music Academy in 2011. Outside of his work as a music educator, Mr. Tracy also composes, records, and publishes music through his independent record label, Witness Music, and performs frequently on the saxophone throughout the Tampa Bay area.