Nashville Notes Homeschool Band

Nashville Notes Homeschool Band began in 1995. Jean Miller of Antioch, TN founded and directed it until 2008 when she passed the baton to Sholeen Wuest. Our mission is to train students in music in a Christ centered atmosphere, equipping them to glorify God through music. While we are committed to excellence in all facets of life, we fully believe in living in the "joy of the Lord" thereby enjoying each other! We rehearse on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 - 4:00, beginning our first semester in September and finishing our second semester at the end of April. We perform a Christmas concert in December and a spring concert. We rehearse at Clearview Baptist Church on Franklin Road (Route 31). For more information click here

Directed by Mrs. Sholeen Wuest, this band consists of the highest level students. We audition students who have been playing their instrument for approximately 2 years. Chair positions are determined by auditions. We play a wide variety of music from classical to Broadway hits, hymns to marches, and everything in between. This band has given many students the experience they need to launch into other musical endeavors including MTSBOA mid-state and all-state bands, Rally Day Honor Band, area orchestras, pit orchestras, the Nashville C.U.R.B. Orchestra, as well as others music organizations.

We are pleased to be able to offer an intermediate band for the students who are ready to take the next step beyond Beginner Band. Students use Essential Elements Book 2 in this band as well as other music to help them prepare and transition into advanced band. They are usually ready for this band their second year.

Mrs. Linda Nichol has proven herself to be an excellent teacher with the patience and skills needed to instill an understanding of foundational music concepts such as beginning music theory, rhythm and tone. In order for the student to achieve success, it is important to come into this class with some basics established. While the recorder class is wonderful preparation for further music instruction, some basic understanding of their specific instrument is important to a successful beginning. This can be achieved through a few private lessons and/or the band camp offered every May by Dr. Rhodes at Lipscomb University. Students generally enter Beginner Band at around 10 years old. Most students will be in this band for 2 years, however there have been mature teens who have practiced and worked to move much more quickly into the Advanced Band.

This exciting, introductory music class for students in grades 2nd-6th, covers music topics such as beat, rhythm, tempo, musical phrases, tonguing, reading notes on the staff, dynamics, and musical form. These topics are taught in an active and fun way using lots of games while also practicing the concepts taught on the recorder. Students play on a Yamaha Soprano Recorder and play from the Mel Bay Children's Recorder Method Book. They will perform a song on their recorders at the Nashville Notes spring concert.