Biography

Shelley Schneider, a native Texan and Baylor graduate of vocal performance, recently moved to Nashville in 2021. Her performing career is diverse and includes Shakespeare plays, musicals, operas and cabaret shows. She performed across Texas with Houston Grand Opera’s educational outreach program. While in the Houston Grand Opera chorus, she performed with opera giants Jaime Barton, Renée Fleming, and Joyce DiDonato. Some favorite performances in regional theater include Amy in Company by Sondheim and Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti by Bernstein. Recently she performed with a chorus accompanying Andrea Bocelli at Bridgestone Arena. Most recently she performed the role of the mother in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. In October, Ms. Schneider sang with the Nashville Chorus in the opera The Shining.

While in Texas, Ms. Schneider taught private voice lessons and a variety of music courses at several colleges, including Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas; Concordia University in Austin, Texas; Houston Community College in Houston, Texas; and Alvin Community College in Alvin, Texas. In addition to teaching, Ms. Schneider has also music directed and conducted several musicals at Alvin Community College and at Concordia University. In addition to teaching at Lipscomb University, Ms. Schneider maintains a thriving private voice studio in Franklin, Tennessee. Ms. Schneider is on the faculty of the Chicago Cabaret Connexion and traveled to France to teach in the fall of 2025.

Shelley Schneider graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Baylor University and completed a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Baylor University. In 2010, Ms. Schneider studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.

Academic Degree

M.M. in Vocal Performance, Baylor University
B.M. in Vocal Performance, Baylor University