Theron teaches her students that the entire body engages in making sound. “A Mind, Body and Spirit” concept of instruction…a way to live. By implementing this concept, the student can stretch their mind in a myriad of ways…culturally, ethnically, innate love orientations, self-esteem, gender and so on…

A “Finding Your Voice” concept, a true play on words, “to speak, to sing!”

The body is the instrument by which one’s sound produces. One must exercise and stretch daily for optimum results. As the student mentally and physically connects in this way, the spirit is therefore revealed.

Theron Thomas Johnson, since 2005, president and founder of “Imagery Music, LLC” is a lyric soprano, vocal coach, choir director and music interpreter. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Theron earned the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Theron studied voice in the Washington metropolitan area with Martha Steiger-Ellison a protégé of Todd Duncan (the original Porgy from Porgy and Bess) with whom she also studied. Theron’s formal instruction continued to be influenced by other internationally acclaimed artists such as Gerard Souzay, Jerome Barry, Elly Ameling and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.

Theron has been featured in recital in various venues throughout the United States including: The National Convention of Links, Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada, Friday Morning Music Club, Fairfax Library series, and the Alfred Street Baptist Church Fine Arts Series. Guest soloist for The Democratic National Committee and has sung the National Anthem multiple times at The Washington Commanders (formally Redskins) games.

In Addition to Theron’s vocal performing career, she taught voice at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church and Sewell Conservatory of Music, both in Washington, DC. Since 1999 she continues to direct the Voices of Triumph Choir of Alfred Street Baptist Church and from 2011-2020, directed the Heritage Fellowship Adult Choir in Reston, VA. As part of a program sponsored by the Washington Opera, Theron worked with high school students leading a vocal technique workshop for the “First Night at the Opera” where Placido Domingo was the artistic director.

Pre-Covid Theron was the facilitator/vocal coach for a workshop called, “Work on a Wheel.” Work on a Wheel was a master’s voice class held during the summer in Omaha, Nebraska where a group of culturally diverse, up and coming vocal artists gathered to “hone” their skills in intonation, breath control, stage presence and the awareness (in an interpretive way) of the audience set before you. Each experience brings a unique perspective, and that’s what makes the blend in harmony!