Music Instruction
Private lessons are an important way to grow as a musician! At Peacock’s Performing Arts Center we offer music lessons for students age 6 and up. We encourage our students to explore the world of music and express themselves through music. Whether your goal is to go perform in front of a sell out crowd or just to sing for the joy of singing Peacock’s has a place for you.
We offer:
- Voice Lessons
- Piano Lessons
- Flute Lessons
Monthly Investment
4 half hour sessions of private instruction: $90
Additional Information:
One on one session with our trained instructor on a day and time that works best for you and your family. The music student will have two formal recitals (winter and/or end of the year).
Meet Your Instructors:
Stevie Maddox
Voice and Piano Instructor
Stevie Maddox is a Georgia native, born and raised in Macon, Georgia. From a young age, she had a love for music. At her hometown high school choir, rekindled that love which only started to grow from then on. Her choir teacher taught her the basics of music theory, and gave her opportunities to travel during their competitions and Large Group Performance Evaluations (LGPE).
During her time at Wesleyan College, she learned to enjoy analyzing different types of music and appreciate the work put in. She was a continuous member of concert choir , and later the Wesleyannes. December 2023, Stevie and several members of the choir toured Austria and Slovenia, where they enjoyed new culture and performed at multiple Christmas markets and city halls. While she is still in her studies, her goal is to one day be a Music Therapist and help those who will benefit from it the most.
Hannah Shinholster
Voice and Piano Instructor
Hannah Shinholster is a pianist, vocalist, piano teacher from Stone Mountain, GA. She graduated from the Townsend School of Music at Mercer University and the Georgia State University School of Music with both a bachelor and master’s degree in piano performance.
Hannah has played piano since she was 4 years old and started singing in choirs and took voice lessons since she was 13. During her years of high school, she was the accompanist of her school’s choir and was the pianist and second-chair violinist of the string orchestra. During her undergraduate and graduate years, Hannah was featured as a soloist in masterclasses, piano competitions, recitals, and festivals such as PianoFest, the Southeast Young Artist Piano Competition, GMTA (Georgia Music Teachers Association) College Piano Auditions and receiving awards such as the Silver Medal (second place), Award of Excellence, Honorable Mention, and Outstanding Performer. She is also an experienced piano teacher that started teaching privately since the age of 15 and was a group piano instructor during her two years of graduate school at Georgia State University.
In 2020, Hannah became a member of Mu Phi Epsilon, a prestigious music fraternity that was founded in 1903 at the Metropolitan College of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio, and she is currently booking performances and enjoys teaching privately from time to time. Hannah possesses a deep passion for and a strong desire to inspire others though the power of piano. With years of dedicated practice and study in both solo and collaborative piano, she has developed both technical proficiency and an understanding of the emotional and expressive elements of music. Her top favorite styles of music to play are classical and contemporary and can incorporate these styles of music for live performances, weddings, and composing (piano, vocal, and choral arranging). She is also a member of Musika, MNTA (Music Teacher’s National Association), GMTA (Georgia Music Teachers Association), and MGMTA (Middle Georgia Music Teachers Association).