Tenth Presbyterian Church - Philadelphia, PA: Music Staff

Dr. Paul Jones conducts the Tenth Church Choir and the Tenth Chamber Players and oversees the entire music program. He also serves as Director of Music & Worship for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and is the founder and president of Paul Jones Music, Inc. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, his earliest musical training began at the age of five in the Toronto and Western Ontario conservatory programs. Dr. Jones holds undergraduate degrees in music (performance and composition) and in Bible from Philadelphia Biblical University, where he served as a faculty member for eight years, the master's degree in piano performance from Indiana University and the Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University in choral conducting. (Click here for additional information.)

Melissa Strong graduated from Philadelphia Biblical University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Music in music education, and a Bachelor of Science in Bible. Her teaching career began in 1995, where she taught music at a private Christian school for four years. She then went on to the Mt. Laurel, NJ public schools, where she is the Music Specialist for Pre-K through 4th grade general and vocal music. In 2003, she earned the Master of Arts in Music Education from Rowan University. Currently, Melissa is working toward a doctorate in music education with an emphasis in early childhood development at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. She serves as the Senior Research Assistant at the Center for Music and the Young Child in Princeton, New Jersey. She and her husband, Jeremy, enjoy making music together with their four children, Ethan, Owen, Lorelei and Jackson.