Angie Carr Forsythe
Piano, Voice Instructor
- B.A. in Music Education and Voice Performance – Eastern Nazarene College ‘03
- MM in Voice Performance – Longy School of Music ‘05
- Doctor of Arts in Voice Performance – Ball State University ‘15
- Teaching since 2003
Jill Mitchell
Harp Instructor
- Teaching since 1994
April Clark
Mommy & Me Music Instructor
- Teaching music since 1992
- Mommy and Me instructor since 2002
- B.M. in Music Education – Middle Tennessee State University ‘96
- Master of Music – Belmont University ‘03
Brad Cleveland
Guitar Instructor
- Teaching since 2009
- Worship Minister at The Church at West Franklin
Brian Fullen
Percussion and Drum Set Instructor
- Bachelor of Music – Capital University ‘83
- Master of Arts/Music Pedagogy – University of Memphis ‘87
- Has performed on Grammy and Emmy award winning recording projects
- Has performed with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Ballet Memphis, The Nashville String Machine, and the Tennessee Repertory Theatre Company.
Debbie Meece
Piano, Violin, Viola Instructor
- B.M. in Music Education – Peabody Conservatory of Music ‘75
- Teaching since 1977
Erin Rowell
Flute Instructor
- M in Church Music – Belmont ‘15
- Teaching since 2012
Gina Scott
Piano Instructor
- BM in Piano Performance – Union University ‘97
- MM in Piano Pedagogy and Performance ‘99
- Teaching since 1999
Lindsey Miller
Guitar and Mandolin Instructor
Station Hill Campus
- B.A. in Jazz Guitar – University of North Texas ‘06
- Master of Music in Church Music/Worship – Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ‘13
- Has performed with award winning artists Lauren Daigle, Kevin Max, and Danny Gokey, jazz luminaries Brian Blade, Keith Carlock, and Jeff Coffin, on concert stages with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, and tv shows like ABC/CMT Nashville
Teaching since 2011
Chandra Irby
Piano Instructor
- B.M. in Piano Performance – University of South Alabama ‘92
- Teaching private piano since 1992
- Has served as accompanist for various choirs, orchestras, instrumentalist, vocalists, and vocal studios.
- Active member of the BBC rhythm section
- Serves as rehearsal pianist for BBC orchestra Wednesday night rehearsals.
- Served as judicial staff for various piano competitions
Karen Pan
Piano Instructor
- Teaching since 1995
- Awarded for multiple piano competitions
- Graduate of Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, New York
Tom Rauter
Trumpet Instructor
- Teaching since 2012
- Studied the trumpet privately with Paul Blee, principal trumpeter of the Dayton Opera Orchestra.
- Played trumpet regularly in church orchestras in Annandale, Virginia and Wayne, Pennsylvania while on active duty in the United States Army
- He has been a trumpeter in the Brentwood Baptist Church Orchestra since 2006
Chris Rowell
Clarinet and Saxophone instructor
- S. Music Education – University of Mobile AL ‘16
Rob Shelton
Cello Instructor
- A. in Music Performance – Miami University ‘03
- Teaching since 2003
Hunter Smith
Saxophone Instructor
- M. in Studio Music and Jazz – University of Tennessee ‘16
- Master of Music in Jazz Performance – New England Conservatory ‘18
- Teaching since 2011
Greg Snyder
Brass Instructor
- M. in Music Education – Bowling Green State University ’80
- Masters of Music – VanderCook College of Music ‘86
- Founder and conductor of the Nashville Youth Wind Ensemble
- Teaching since 1980
Sandra Snyder
Clarinet Instructor
- Teaching since 1991
Sarah Beth Summers
Violin and Viola Instructor
- Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy – Belmont University
- Music Therapy Internship at The Hochstein School in Rochester, NY
- Book 1 Suzuki Violin Training with Dr. Laurie Scott
- Orff-Schulwerk Level 1 Certification
- Ravencrest Chalet Bible School