Jody Osman Abboud

Jody Osman Abboud is a musician, songwriter, educator, wife, mother and above all, a worshiper. Having organized her first singing group at age 12, she went on to study music and earned degrees from St. Olaf College and St. Thomas University. Jody has extensive teaching experience, having taught K-12 public school vocal music students for twenty years. She also started a praise band that led worship events throughout Minnesota. She now combines her love for the Lord, children, worship and songwriting through The New Song Kids Choir (NSKC). As the children's worship leader in her local church, Jody is always looking for young "lead worshipers" to help encourage other believers to worship God in spirit and in truth. Jody is also privileged to have these children "kid test" her new praise and worship songs before they ever make their way into the recording studio to be shared with others.

Jody's Story . . .

Jody began playing the piano at the tender age of 5 and when she was 12, she organized her first choir to sing in a local M.S. Telethon, matching outfits and all! Around this same time, she took up the guitar and began experimenting with songwriting. Finding any excuse she could to perform for live audiences, Jody would convince her musical friends to perform with her in local nursing homes and talent shows. (Her brothers called it "showing off"! Jody called it fun and energizing!)