Tammy Carney

Tammy Carney holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Mississippi and a Master of Music Education at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Over the past 29 years, her choirs and ensembles have been recognized with numerous awards and have performed at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Grand Ole Opry. In 2018, Petal Middle School awarded Ms. Carney Teacher of the Year. She was selected as Clinton Junior High Teacher of the Year in 2012 in Clinton, MS. In 2016, she was honored with theACDA Ernestine Ferrell Award for Choral Excellence and the Mississippi Music Educator of the Year Award. She is an active church musician and clinician conducting honor choirs in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. Tammy has three sons, Durham, Denton, and Tanner along with her Dachshund named Maisel.