Music Teacher Denise Heard
Music TeacherAbout
| About | I am a professional musician who just relocated from Nashville, TN to Augusta, GA. I have worked for 20 plus years in the industry in Nashville as a recording studio musician, songwriter, background singer and music mentor. I began teaching private lessons in high school and continued throughout college until now. I had amazing teachers along my journey and it inspired me to teach throughout my music career. I love teaching and mentoring students music. I use the Nashville Number system a lot to make the process of picking up the chord structures of songs simple. This can help speed up learning, because it highlights the common progressions that happen constantly in every tune. Since I am a professional musician I believe I have insight in helping my students develop the skills they need to succeed in playing music. Mapping songs and their construction is so important and I use this in a very hands on manner. I have my students continually playing while we examine the theory- we experience how the theory impacts what we play. I have played so much with other musicians and realize this is like understanding a language, without knowing the bones, it’s difficult to be at ease collaborating musically. I am so fortunate to work with brilliant musicians in the recording studio and in the classroom. Collaboration is at the heart of why I love to play, sing, write and teach. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame has a wonderful songwriting program for middle school students in Nashville, TN. I have taught for this program and it stretched me in creating songs with students who didn’t always have a music background. This has become one of my favorite teaching scenarios, finding common ground to co-create music no matter what skill level is exciting. My work at Belmont University is also a highlight of my teaching career. The young talent coming through this music program is shaping the next generation of commercial music. My favorite part of this is exploring so many genres and the fusion of styles. I believe working in the music industry has helped me focus on goal setting. Knowing there are always so many choices of what can be done with music instruction, it is beneficial to define the desired outcomes in order to actually reach the goal. My defined goal is to help my students establish their desired destination in music and reach that finish line. Singing, songwriting, guitar, ukulele, piano and recording are my areas of expertise and I look forward to guiding you! Music Qualifications & Achievements: Education
Organizations
Writing and co-writing original songs to be pitched for commercial use by recording artists , film, and television:
MUSICIAN
TEACHING 2019-2022: Belmont University
2018: Writing Teaching Materials
Nashville
Advanced songwriting and theory
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| Location | Augusta, GA, USA |
| Geolocation | 33.4734978,-82.0105148 |
| Instrument(s) Taught | Guitar, Piano, Singing, Ukulele |
| Where do lessons take place? | Teacher's Location |
Prices
| 60 minutes | $50.00 |
| Discounted Introductory Lesson | No |
| Preferred Payment Currency | 🇺🇸 United States (US) dollar ($ USD) |
Contact
| Get in Touch |
Lessons
| Level(s) Taught | Beginner (up to Grade 5) |
| Youngest Age Taught | 11 |
| Class Sizes | One-to-One (Individual) |
Languages
| Language(s) Spoken | English |
Professionalism
| Safeguarding Certificate | None |
| Liability Insurance | No, I do not have public / general liability insurance |
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Profile Details
| First Name | Denise |
| Last Name | Heard |
| Username | denise-heard |
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| User nicename | denise-heard |