Music Lessons Nashville County, TN

Instruments: Drums, Bass Guitar, Music, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For beginning students, I usually customize the material at the start so it can be more understandable. Some instructor's booklets can be confusing, so I just want to explain is as simply as possible and that may vary from student to student (everyone is different). For more advanced students (on bass and guitar), I use Chris Kemp's Journey to Planet Guitar. It contains everything a musician needs to know, presented in an innovative, easy way. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Music, Keyboard, Acoustic Guitar

I meet the student's needs and structure the curriculum accordingly. I have books and resources, as well as recommended YouTube videos to to prepare for lessons. I'm a proponent of Positive Feedback and have training in Responsive Classroom. Musicians are diverse learners, and it is essential to identify a student's learning style, best method of organization, and personal joy for music. Here are a few of my favorite Voice Pedagogy Books; Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Music, Keyboard

My performance experience started at a very young age and consisted of entertaining myself in front of the mirror (at age 2), and creating shows for family. I started doing musicals and concerts at church around age 4 and entered community theatre around age 6. My enthusiasm for the performing arts continued to grow throughout childhood, and my teenage years. I started private Voice lessons at age 16 and studied Musical Theatre at Kent State University for the first two years of college. Read More

Instruments: Music, Acoustic Guitar

My teaching, instructor, and coach experience started around 10 years ago when I began mentoring aspiring songwriters for Nashville Songwriters Association. This led to coaching, and instructing, songwriters of all levels both in one on one and group settings, all the way to songwriting camps. I recently began remote teaching within these areas while also adding beginner acoustic guitar, and music production. I can help you become an "all in 1" musician, composer, producer, with a fun, and exciting approach, to keep it fun and not feeling like school. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Mandolin, Music, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I start with students by asking them what they want to accomplish on whatever instrument we're working on, and that will change the way the lessons progress. After the basics, if they want to study classical music, contemporary, or just strengthen the basic skills they have, then we progress from there. This could mean sticking to Hal Leonard books, learning songs, diving deeply into theory, or understanding the world of improvisation. Read More