CHORAL
Olivia Estrada
Olivia, a homeschool graduate, has been in the Nashville Notes community for over 20 years and has directed choirs for 14 years. Having had extensive music training from a very early age, she served first as a section leader for several years while she directed a homeschool choir for 2 years before Nashville Notes offered choirs. From 2013 to 2021 she directed Beginner Band and then Concert Band. She directed Glory Choir 2015 to 2020. She has a passion for children, music, and teaching which is clearly and undeniably evident as she directs with amazing energy, grace, and enthusiasm while imparting musical gems to her students!
When she’s not immersed in Nashville Notes activities, Olivia has enjoyed performing with local pit orchestras and singing in her church choir. Olivia and her husband, Alejandro, have 2 beautiful children and serve on staff at their church as the Early Childhood Directors. She is passionate about Jesus, children and music!
JOYFUL HARMONY CHOIR DIRECTOR
BRIDGE CHOIR DIRECTOR
GRACE NOTES & PRAISE STATION CHOIR DIRECTOR
Jennifer Lantz
Jennifer Lantz was born and raised in Music City, and both music and Nashville have been part of her life all along. As a child, she was a member of the Nashville Children's Choir along with church choirs and studio jobs. With a degree in Music Education from Lee University, she returned to Nashville and her Alma Mater, Christ Presbyterian Academy, to direct middle school fine arts including choirs, musicals, and general music classes. After leaving CPA to be a stay-at-home-mom, she then became the Director of Children's Choirs at Covenant Presbyterian Church for years before leaving to focus full-time on homeschooling and running the family business.
She and her husband, Linden. met in college, the soprano and the saxophonist, and went on to teaching careers for almost a decade before opening Bandwagon Music & Repair in 2016. Their full-service, family-run music store works with everyone from beginners to professionals all across Middle Tennessee. The store has won multiple national awards and keeps everyone in the family busy!
Jennifer is excited to be teaching at Nashville Notes as her two oldest children, Joseph and Lois, are involved in band and choir, and her youngest, Lincoln, is exploring all things musical in his Music Play class. When she’s not directing choir, teaching kids, or at the store, you can find her reading, hiking, or baking gluten free treats.
RaeAnna Goss
RaeAnna is a second generation homeschooler. In the 1980-90s her home education included musical opportunities such as church choir, Suzuki strings, private cello lessons and youth string orchestra, private piano lessons, and even a homeschool band where RaeAnna played the clarinet and piano. While attending Lee University from 1997-2002 RaeAnna studied as a double major in vocal and instrumental music education. After graduation she taught elementary music education at Heritage and Kenrose Elementary in Williamson County. She also served as the president of the Middle Tennessee American Orff-Schulwerk Association and received her certification levels I and II in Orff-Schulwerk at Lee University and Belmont University. Since leaving the public schools in 2011, RaeAnna has brought her children alongside her music making. Teaching Music with Mommie classes at a local children's museum, leading preschoolers in music programs at Academy at Wellspring, and creating homeschool music classes to focus on composer studies with Composer Study Companion, RaeAnna has never stopped sharing her passion for music history and music education.