Education Experience:

Private Lessons - 18 years
Public School - 4 years

Instruments taughts: piano, woodwinds

Dave J. holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from The University of Central Florida. While teaching for the St. Johns County School system in St. Augustine Florida from 2002-2006, Dave was twice nominated for Teacher of the Year and wrote several award winning grants for his school's music program. Certifications from the state of Florida he has held include K-12 instrumental music.

Performance Experience:

Dave J., aka Dave LaGrande as performed and worked throughout the United States, including Hawaii, and also in Europe, & the Caribbean. His primary instruments include keyboard instruments and saxophone.

Dave has performed or toured directly with artists such as 80's Pop icon Tiffany, Heidi Newfield (formerly of the platinum selling band, Trick Pony), late Opry star, Mel McDaniel, and Grammy nominated vocalist, John Berry.

Dave has...

Beth

Broad experience as a music teacher in both public and private schools as well as private, one-on-one instruction. I am willing to teach all levels of flutists, as well as beginning and intermediate piano, guitar, voice, music theory, mandolin, saxophone, and clarinet. My goal as a teacher is to give you the tools you need to become a self-sufficient musician. I am passionate about making others well-educated and excited to participate in music!

Education: Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
Bachelor of Music Education - in cursu honorum
GPA 3.875 Dean’s List
Certification in grades K-12, Choral and Instrumental
State of Tennessee Teaching License (expired, reapplied)
Belmont University, Nashville, TN
in progress, Master of Music in Flute Performance and Pedagogy
GPA 3.75
Experience:
Professional (2000-present)
Currently: Music Teacher (K-8) Madison Campus Elementary, Madison, TNMusic . Teacher (K-12) Family Christian Academy &...

I am passionate about Music and Music Education. It's rewarding for me to watch my students develop in their musical skill and enjoy making music more and more. My students range from the very young (4 years old) to school age children, to teens, and adults. My students benefit from my expertise in teaching Vocal and Piano music, my knowledge of Music Theory, and my encouraging teaching style. I have been involved in making music since I was a young child, and I have been teaching private students since I was a Music major at the University of Florida in 1982 when a fellow college student asked me to teach her voice lessons. I have a Music Education degree from the University of Florida; my major instrument was Voice, my minor was Piano. I taught as a public school music educator in Florida, California, and Tennessee between the years of 1983 to 1997. I taught private students after school in my classroom while I was a public school teacher, and from my home since 1997. My...

Caleb H. is a nationally-recognized composer and recording artist. With two solo albums released, he has also toured and performed as a concert pianist across the country. Above all, however, Caleb is a teacher who pours his trademark enthusiasm and energy into helping his students reach their musical goals. Whether you are a beginner or experienced player, young or old, Caleb is totally devoted to helping you unlock your inner potential and find success at the piano. Being a classically trained pianist, Caleb recognizes the importance of sound fundamentals and technique, but balances this discipline by stressing the importance of enjoying the process. Caleb encourages his students to:

Have fun.
Have some more fun.
Learn and improve constantly.
Always push your limits, work hard, and be dedicated!
...But make sure you're still having fun!
Express YOURSELF in your music.
Remember that music is just like life - in order to achieve extraordinary results, you must give an...

Hello! I believe that music is something everyone can do: it can be played alone or in pairs (and trios, quartets,etc). Playing music is extremely rewarding. It's about discovering your potential, and having fun doing it! Having played music for 25 years, and teaching for 12, I have experience as a performer, composer, and producer. I grew up playing cello before switching to guitar, and graduated from New England Conservatory of Music with a BA in jazz performance. Most recently, I moved to Nashville where I am currently training to be a Registered Piano Technician.

I have been interested and involved in music since I was a child. At age 9 I began writing songs on my mother's organ and a computer writing program. At age 12 I began reading music and playing violin in my elementary school orchestra. At age 14 I began taking private piano lessons from Clarice Hargrove who teachers here in Nashville. I participated in the choir in Jr. high school and high school. I attended Hume Fogg high school and participated in the orchestra and the choir. I attended Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music for private violin lesson in high school. Hume Fogg high school teamed up with MLK regularly to play large orchestral pieces such as Beethoven's fifth symphony and also Vivaldi's concertos.
I graduated from Hume Fogg in 1999. I attended New York University's Steinhardt School of Music in Manhattan. I majored in Music Composition and Theory. I was taught to analyze the theory of classical composers such as Bach and also modern composers such as Philip Glass and...

I am a Seattle native who is excited to be working and learning down in the south! I have enjoyed all aspects of learning to be a professional singer, whether the skill is music theory, knowing my way around a keyboard, or developing strong stage presence. I hope to share my skills and experiences with you so that you can become the musician you want to be.

My two greatest passions in life are music and people. This shines in everything that I do, inside and outside of the creative realm, and makes me an excellent candidate to teach students of all ages. I have a personality and a heart that thrive off of working with others and helping them reach their fullest potential. If I am given the precious opportunity of teaching you or your child, I will go out of my way to help you in any way possible. Along with a teacher, you will gain a friend - someone who sincerely cares about you as a student and as a person. I am loving, trustworthy, extremely outgoing, responsible, professional, and thoroughly knowledgeable in my skill set.

As for my education and experience, my life has revolved around music since the age of five when I went to my very first piano lesson. I took privately for twelve years, playing for several churches and bands along the way. (This left me proficient in classical piano as well as chord charts and lead sheets.)...

Hi there! Here's a little bit about me - I have studied music in Missouri and Texas, and have a Master’s degree in Composition from North Texas State. I lived in Los Angeles for awhile - writing and doing session vocals as well as being a part of the LA Jazz Choir. I performed and recorded with Rosemary Clooney, Steve Allen, Bob Hope and Linda Ronstadt and many others.

Since moving to Nashville, I have continued my career as a singer/songwriter/ pianist and Producer, and have been involved in projects coast to coast! I am so happy to be teaching piano and voice both privately and at the W.O. Smith Music School. I have students of all ages and musical genres and it gives me great pleasure to share my musical experience with my students. Music is the rhythm of my life and I have a blast helping others find their inner musician!

Philosophy

Music is a great way to express yourself – a way to let your own personality come through the music – any music. No matter what style you enjoy, the basics of playing the piano are the same. Once those fundamentals are learned, you will find yourself able to explore any genre you desire. The world of music opens up to you!

Experience/ Education

My experience is as diverse as my musical tastes. I began taking lessons as a teenager and also began taking music courses at my local community college. I learned about theory and composition. I worked as a musician, learning to play on stage, learning to play by ear. All through this I continued to study the piano and my musical tastes grew from rock and pop, to blues and jazz and classical.

As a performer I worked throughout the western United States, playing a wide variety of venues: night clubs, concert halls, college campuses, casinos and everywhere in between. I have done live television and radio...