Why Families LOVE Private Music Lessons with Kat Starr Music

Private lessons with KSM are a fun, collaborative process. We meet you where you are, help you reach your goals, and teach without shame along the way!

Kati Woods teaches banjo via Zoom — Hybrid Music lessons

Kat Starr Music is conveniently located on South Jefferson Avenue, Cookeville, TN. Seconds from downtown and minutes from the interstate, we are easy to reach.
Our teachers are **highly-skilled at offering private music lessons in an online setting**.
KSM uses Opus1, an online music school management system, so you have complete control of your lessons ONLINE.

a half dozen musicians play together on violins, guitars, mandolins, and banjos. — Learn Multiple Instruments

Switch between piano, guitar, voice, and more without changing teachers. Most schools lock you into one instrument — we believe everything you learn on one instrument makes you a better musician on all instruments.
**Almost all of our teachers are multi-instrumentalists, allowing you to follow your curiosity in lessons**!

a Teacher explains to a students who is focused on her every word — Longer Lessons

Most schools only offer 30 minute lessons. At KSM, enjoy more time with your instructor for better, faster progress!
**KSM Teacher Lessons - 45 minutes**
**Expert Lessons with Kat Starr - 60 minutes**

a silver haired woman smiles at the camera while she plays violin — **Expert lessons available**

Work directly with Kat Starr, a lifelong musician and teacher who specializes in helping students overcome performance challenges, play without tension, and master multiple instruments with deep musical understanding.
**Get the fast track to your goals!**

a KSM teacher encourages a student on stage while they play together — TWO Formal performance Opportunities per year, and 12 Informal

1. Annual Fall Recital at the Cookeville Performing Arts Center
2. Spring VIRTUAL Recital where students pre-record their music
3. Second Saturdays of each month, we perform for the residents of Signature Healthcare in Algood

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You don’t have to be a KSM student to enjoy these extras!

a dozen or so musicians sit in a semi circle and jam together — Studio Fam Jam

**SJF is open to students, teachers, and friends of KSM - all levels, all ages!** This relaxed gathering is geared toward beginner musicians who just want to get experience making music with and for others in a laid back, low stakes setting.
Ever wanted to perform at an open mic, but just didn’t know if it would be welcoming and decide not to risk it?
**Studio Fam Jam is is for you!**
**HELD THE 1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH - 6:15-7:45 PM.**

teens sit in a circle and play music on guitars and ukes, pianos, together. the teens faces are covered with smiley face stickers. — TEEN Fam Jam

We have so many awesome teenaged students at Kat Starr Music, and we just think y’all ought to know each other and play some music together for fun!
So if you ARE a teen or KNOW a teen, come on out to TEEN Fam Jam. Bring an instrument, or just bring yourself, and get ready to jam a little with tons of support from Kat & Clay.
**TEEN Fam Jam is is for you!**
HELD the 2nd Thursday of the month,
6:15-7:45 PM

a young boy writes notes on sheet music — Monthly Workshops

**We offer monthly workshops open to non-students and students alike!**
Breath Workshop
Songwriting Workshop
Musical Movement Workshop

about 20 musicians clad in matching blue shirts take a funny photo and are being silly with all their instruments — Cookeville Community Folk Orchestra

The Cookeville Community Folk Orchestra (CCFO) is a year-round class for musicians from beginner-advanced, aimed at helping you gain skills and confidence playing in an ensemble.
The Cookeville Community Folk Orchestra is open to musicians age 9 and up, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Guitar, Mandolin, and Banjo.
**The Cookeville Community Folk Orchestra meets**
**3 Mondays per month, 6:30-7:30 pm** **at the KSM Studio.**
**Join the CCFO!**

Learn More about starting Private Music Lessons Today!

Online or In-Person Kat Starr Music offers a collaborative, inside-out approach to Private Music Lessons.

From beginner to stage-ready training, we have highly qualified teachers who offer a compassionate and friendly approach to mastering your instrument. Close to Cookeville, TN, we have been serving Cookeville, Sparta, Algood, Livingston, and surrounding cities since 2009.

We teach violin, fiddle, viola, cello, bass, guitar, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, piano, flute, and voice.

We love beginners and strive to bring out the musician in each person.

KSM has served hundreds of musicians since 2009, and we offer a unique, individualized approach to music. A comprehensive, ground-up approach to excellent technique is the foundation of all our lessons. We make sure our students’ movement is healthy and balanced. Music theory is an important part of all our lessons as well, making sure that each of our students understands *what* they play, not just how to play it. Our highly trained music teachers love to show students how to read music, so that they will be able to play anything they desire. And, we also like to teach our students how to play by ear. This is important so that they are well-rounded musicians, and can “sit in” with other musicians who do not read music. When a student knows how to hear chord progressions and create harmonies without written sheet music, they can not only play with others, but better access the music that is inside themselves! Our students who express interest in songwriting learn how to create lyrics and melodies that they then put to chords. Many of our private music lesson students have performed their own songs at our recitals!

Students can learn together when they choose the option of lessons with a friend or family member. This opens the door for learning how to play as a band! Learning music with someone else creates a community-oriented and fun experience that allows students to learn both how to take the lead, and how to accompany someone else.

All of our teachers have ensemble/band experience so we are ready to help others enjoy the experience of group learning! Because we offer such a vast array of instruments, it is possible to try lessons on different instruments without changing studios. Sometimes without even changing teachers! Many of our teachers are multi-instrumentalists, and we encourage curiosity and musical experimentation in our students as well. We believe that learning something on one instrument elevates your understanding and abilities on all instruments. Above all, we do not do shame here. We believe that it is our responsibility to make music accessible to all of our students. And if a student doesn’t understand something, we have many ways of explaining concepts and breaking big things down to make music understandable.

At our core, “bringing out the musician in you” is why we are here, and we want to help you reach your musical potential.