Jason Werkema

Education

• A.A., Music Performance, Grand Rapids Community College, 1994
• B. Mus., Music Performance, Cornerstone University, 1994
• M.M., Music Performance, Bowling Green State University, 1998
• Ph.D., Higher Education Leadership, Western Michigan University, 2009

Biography

Jason Werkema, PhD is an active musician in West Michigan who maintains www.JasonWerkema.com, a website that provides music learning resources for classical, jazz, acoustic, and bass guitarists. Music for him is a way to encourage people, celebrate life, and explore creativity with others.

Dr. Werkema is an experienced leader, mentor, and coach who finds great joy in helping students achieve their goals. His teaching style is friendly, encouraging, and often humorous. He enjoys working with people of all ages though he primarily works with college students.

Apart from music he enjoys cycling, audio and video production, hiking, kayaking, golfing, fly fishing, reading, and especially family time. He and his wife, Darcie, have three adult children: Adam, Holly, and Melissa, and a miniature aussiedoodle named Jazz.