Welcome to Hillside Music, a family business located in Goodlettsville, TN.  Our goal
is to help people find joy in making music through piano lessons.  

  • Relaxed, personalized lessons.
  • Fun learning activities.
  • Two FREE LESSONS for all students new to Hillside Music.
Benefits of music...

Here are just a few reasons to
make music a part of your
family's life:

1.  Researches have found that
integration of music into your
child's daily routine means
improving his ability to think,
reason, create, and express.

2.  The physical benefits of
music include coordination,
learning a steady beat, and
control.

3.  Music can enhance the
cognitive processes of the
mind, teaching such things as
sequencing, patterning, cause
and effect reasoning, sorting
and classifying.

4.  Music can be used to
soothe and bring about
relaxation.

5.  The study of music
encourages self-discipline and
perserverance, two
characteristics that can impact
every area of life.
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Playing Made Easy.  Learning Made Fun.
Is your piano lonely?

Millions of pianos in American homes sit unused.  Maybe one of them is in your house.  
Are you just too busy to play?  Or did you become discouraged by methods that required
you to learn to read music before you could play anything that sounded good?

It would be ridiculous to expect a child to learn to read and write before learning to speak.  
We think it is the same with playing the piano.  As in speech, we believe you can learn to
make music by listening, imitating, and experimenting.  

Why choose Hillside Music?

1)  From the first lesson you will learn to make music.  We'll start with simple chords and
patterns and grow from there.  

2)  We'll give you creative ways to learn notation.  It
takes practice, but the learning is fun when combined
with creative games and activities.  

3)  Students have the opportunity to record a
cybercital whenever they have finished a
song.  In this way they can share their progress with family and friends via the web.
Recorded songs will also be burned to CD upon request.

4)  We'll encourage you to express your own ideas and feelings at the keyboard.  We want
you to enjoy the journey, not just the destination!

5)  The best way to understand our method of teaching is to experience it.  That's why we
offer TWO FREE LESSONS to students new to Hillside Music.  We want you to come
see what it's like before making a decision to enroll in our program.

6)  Lessons are open to both adults and children.  

7)  We know that life changes.  That's why we accept students
throughout the year without contracts.

8)  Music is our business.  It's not a side job.  It's our primary focus and has been for five
years.

9)  We offer several discounts.  Family discounts are available for families with more than
one person registered.  Morning discounts are available  to those taking lessons before
noon.  (See our
registration page for more details.)

We hope you'll give us a chance to help you learn to enjoy music-making.





What does it cost?

In order to simplify our record keeping, we charge a monthly flat rate for tuition.  Lessons
meet weekly.  
Rates are for in-studio lessons only.  For information about prices at
other locations, please call (855-2670).

Half hour lessons - $50.00/month
45-minute lessons - $70.00/month
Hour lessons - $90.00/month

In addition to the tuition fees listed above, students may need to purchase books and other
supplies from time to time.  Costs for these items vary.

If you have questions about our services please don't hesitate to
contact us.  We're here to
help you.
Call 855-2670 to set up your 2 FREE lessons today!