How to Find a Piano Teacher in Nashville, TN
Finding a great piano teacher can feel overwhelming. The Music City area is saturated with talented musicians and only a small percentage of teachers are findable on the Internet. Piano Teachers in Nashville, TN aren’t hiding on purpose; many have been around for decades and still keep a full schedule of students.
Here are a few considerations for your search for the perfect piano teacher:
Ask a Friend
Friends and other parents who love their piano teacher are the best sources for finding a trustworthy teacher. Ask a friend at church, sports events, and school events. Ask them if their students are progressing, if they perform recitals, and how the students feel after most lessons. You hope to hear that their student enjoys working with a teacher (though it takes hard work!) and that students perform multiple times a year in recitals.
2. Search Using the MTNA Find a Teacher Tool
Professional teachers should be connected to a local music teacher organization. Piano teachers in Nashville will be connected to the Nashville Area Music Teachers Association (NAMTA), Piano Guild, and National Federation of Music Clubs. NAMTA teachers can be found on the Find a Teacher Search Tool by the Music Teachers National Association website. A teacher’s location is based on their home address, so set the distance to the largest range since many teachers do not teach from their home.
3. Ask Local Piano Dealer or Technician
Sellers of good pianos and good technicians who service your piano can offer great referrals. Professional piano teachers offering piano lessons in Nashville, TN and surrounding areas will be connected with Steinway Piano Gallery of Nashville and local technicians. Give Steinway a call or search their Teacher Directory. Google Piano technicians in Nashville and contact them. Our preferred technician is Kelly’s Piano Service.
4. Visit a Piano Recital
Besides asking for referrals or Google searching “piano lessons in Franklin, TN",” you can ask a friend to attend with your student (or yourself if you are the student) their next recital. Make sure the teacher creates a positive learning culture at the recital and see if students are performing to a high standard. Recitals are like the all-star tournament games. It is the culminating experience of piano lessons.
5. Meet the Teacher
This sounds obvious, but make sure you meet the teacher and see that it’s a good fit. Professional piano teachers in Nashville, Brentwood, Franklin, and Nolensville should respond to inquiries promptly and invite you to meet with them before beginning weekly lessons. This is a mark of a serious teacher: they do not take every student. Make sure you/the student likes the teacher. And please be kind to them if you deicide it’s not a good fit by letting them know you are moving on in your search no matter the reason.
Make sure the teacher teaches the style of music you want to learn and teaches the age of you/student interested in lessons. Many teacher specialize in certain styles or with particular age groups. Also consider if you want convenient in-home music lessons or want to drive to a teacher’s teaching location. Tennessee Music Academy only teaches in-home piano lessons, for example.
6. Teacher-Teacher Referral
Lastly, get a referral to a piano teacher in Nashville from another teacher. Perhaps a teacher you found is too busy to add your student to their roster. Ask them to refer another teacher. If you moved to a new area, see if the teacher knows any teachers in your new area or could ask on a teacher Facebook page. A teacher referring another teacher speaks to the connectedness to that teacher in the Nashville piano teaching community.