Kenon D. Renfrow joined the faculty of Bob Jones University in 2004 where he teaches applied piano, piano pedagogy and music technology. He serves as Head of the Piano Pedagogy Department. Previously, Renfrow was Professor of Keyboard Performance and Director of Keyboard Pedagogy at The University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. He holds the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Music degrees in piano performance from Bob Jones University and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in music education from The University of Oklahoma.
Renfrow has served in churches as pianist, organist, and guest artist for more than 35 years. He has worked with choirs, ensembles, and soloists as accompanist and vocal coach, and as musical director for major productions. While in Florida, he served as Minister of Music at First Baptist at Hillsboro, an independent Baptist church in Coconut Creek, Florida.
Dr. Renfrow has published articles in American Music Teacher, Clavier, Church Musician, Electronic Musician's Digital Piano Buyers Guide, Keyboard Companion, Piano & Keyboard and the Proceedings and Reference of the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. His music is published by Alfred Publishing Company and Soundforth.
Happily married for 25 years, Kenon and Beth have two wonderful children; Preston, currently in college and Laurel, married to Philip Thompson. In addition to his musical activities, Ken enjoys collecting handguns, shooting, motorcycling and restoring antique clocks.