Kenny Felton

About Kenny Felton

Musician/Instructor Skilled musician and instructor with a technical background. Over…

Experience

1. Founder Executive Director

   Texas Music Partners

   May 2016 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Responsible for all aspects of Texas Music Partners (TMP). Texas Music Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our mission is:Using music as a foundation, Texas Music Partners helps children find their lifelong creative passion while empowering young thinkers to take innovative approaches to problem-solving and gain confidence in themselves as they grow into adulthood.We do this by promoting music: on its own, through other arts, and through academics, while showing students how to think positively and learn from their challenges, in order to gain experience and succeed as they get older. Texas Music Partners accomplishes our mission in different ways. We currently have 3 programs with different courses in each program to give students a variety of experiences and help them develop inquisitive, winning attitudes.STEAM ProgramTMP offers courses to Central Texas Learning institutions to show kids how to do fun projects related to music and technology using a tablet.LIVE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLSThis program teaches students about different styles of music. its history and the artists that made them popular. We then bring in professional musicians to perform for them to see how musicians work together as a team. We also encourage students to learn to play music by signing up for band, orchestra, or choir.THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOXThese courses help keep students thinking creatively and stay positive. Thinking outside the box is important to learn early, so students can continue to develop when they become young adults and have to compete with the rest of the world and a rapidly changing job Follow the TMP company site on

Education

• Austin Community College

  Continuing Education

• St. Edward's

  Continuing Education

• Indiana University Bloomington

  BA

• Southwest School of Electronics

  AS

Skills

• Software Installation
• Tcp/Ip
• Troubleshooting
• Systems Engineering
• Vpn
• IT Service Management
• Technical Support
• Computer Hardware
• Drums
• Switches
• Deployment
• Network Security
• Linux
• Security
• Operating Systems
• System Deployment
• Servers
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Hardware
• Microsoft Exchange
• Disaster Recovery
• Windows
• Outlook
• Microsoft Office
• Software Documentation
• IT Operations
• Testing
• Workstations