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!

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.)...

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.

Johnny was born and raised in Florence, South Carolina where at the young age of 16 made the most important decision of his life. He walked off of the baseball field and joined show choir. Since that day music has become a driving force in his life. He received his bachelors of music in classical voice performance from Belmont University in Nashville TN, and will be receiving his Masters of Fine Arts in Vocal Pedagogy and Classical Voice Performance from the prestigious Westminster choir college in Princeton NJ.

Johnny teaches singers from ages 10 to 94 whose aspirations range from performing on Broadway, or just simply to sing better in the shower. Johnny believes that performing music should always be fun, because without fun music is just organized sound, not the language of the soul.

Erica makes her home in Nashville after years of performing on the road with cruise ships, theme parks, and a Broadway tour. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor's of Music in Commercial Voice from Belmont University and is currently an adjunct professor for the university. Privately, she teaches pop, country, musical theatre, jazz, rock, and folk singing. She also choreographs for several highs schools and children's instruction videos.

Kimberly has been actively involved in conducting, performing, and teaching privately throughout Tennessee and Pennsylvania since 2007. She is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University where she completed her Master of Music Degree in Choral Conducting in 2011, and The University of Tennessee at Martin earning a Bachelor of Music Education Degree in 2009. While completing her coursework, Kimberly conducted and performed with university choral, chamber, and orchestral ensembles on tour and in the community. Kimberly's background in music education and ensemble work has given her a strong foundation to build and maintain her private studio as she works with students of all ages and experience levels.

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...