Piano
First songs at the bench.
Nashville, Tennessee · A neighborhood music school
Piano, guitar, voice, and early childhood music, taught in rooms where the families learn each other's names. The lesson notes get pinned to the board, the recitals go on the calendar, and the doors stay open.
First songs at the bench.
Harmony Lane Music School
Piano · Guitar · Voice
Chords first, then songs.
The program board
Every lesson here starts about the same way — somebody sits down, somebody listens, and something clicks. Pick the door that fits your student, and we'll take it from there.
The bench is where a lot of our students begin: reading music, finding the beat, and playing a piece all the way through. A young beginner and an adult who never got around to it get the same patience.
We start with the chords you can actually play, then work toward the songs you came in wanting. Strumming, rhythm, and a little theory when it helps.
The littlest students learn music the way they learn everything else: by moving. Singing, bouncing, and small percussion, with a grown-up on the floor right beside them.
Bring the voice you have. Singers work on breath, pitch, and the nerve it takes to be heard — first-timers, and students getting ready to stand up in front of a crowd.
Recital opportunities
Recitals aren't a yearly formality here — they're the reason the school makes sense. Students play for families, neighbors, and each other, and every student who wants a turn on the stage gets one.
Pick something you like. Your teacher helps you find the one that fits your hands right now.
Lessons turn into rehearsals. The piece gets steadier and the nerves get quieter.
Folding chairs out, families in, your name printed on the program.
Twelve chairs, and we'll find a thirteenth if we need one.
Enrollment
We teach piano, guitar, voice, and early childhood music. Tell us what your student is drawn to and we'll find the room that fits.
Piano · Guitar · Voice · Early childhood music
Come by
Stand in the foyer during a lesson hour and you'll hear a piano through one door, a scale through another, and somebody laughing in the middle of it. That's the whole school, right there. Come see it before you sign anything.