Melissa Bishop
Melissa Bishop, Adjunct Professor of Music Theory
Melissa Bishop received the Bachelor of Music in Composition from Webster University
where she studied with Bob Chamberlin and Kim Portnoy. She received her Master of
Music in Theory and Composition at Kansas State University where she studied with
Hanley Jackson. Since 2002, her duties at Webster have included teaching varying levels
of Theory and Musicianship as well as songwriting. She currently serves as the director
for School of the Arts in St. Louis County and writes for Six Hour Drive Publishing,
a subsidiary of Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing. Her first cut was in the country
market for an independent label entitled, “Wishing You Were Home.” She has had continued
success in the Christian market in various genres including CCM/AC, Southern Gospel
and print.
