Director/Staff

Mike Bauer, Director

Mike Bauer is a rare breed in the educational world. He's a player's player with a teacher's heart. Mike has helped hundreds of students win at guitar over the last 15 years. Some of his past students play in the music industry while others have become worship leaders and musicians in their local churches. Mike's passion is "to make learning guitar the most fun musical experience our students have ever had, which will quickly inspire a love for playing."

Mike has worked with over 50 national artists and has a performance resume as diverse as Bill Gaither to David Lee Roth.  Since arriving in Nashville in 1998 he's been a studio and touring guitarist as well as a seminar clinician. Mike has played alongside some of Nashville’s biggest stars, touring and/or recording with artists such as (in country music), Pam Tillis, Chely Wright and Little Big Town, and (in Christian music) with Point of Grace, David Phelps, and Sara Groves. He was also faculty at Nashville’s Trevecca University as their commercial guitar instructor for 5 years. 

Mike Bauer has 2 electric guitar CD’s entitled “My Own World” and “Dirt & Soul".

Kristin Bauer

Kristin Bauer is our private beginner guitar instructor at the academy. She is also currently teaching one of our team classes at Southeast Nashville Homeschool Tutorial. Kristin has over 20 years experience teaching piano, guitar, voice and acting. She has worked as a session singer for Disney, Veggie Tales and sang on Dolly Parton’s “Those Were The Days” record. She is also a highly sought after vocal coach for our local Nolensville school theatre departments. She holds a BA in music from University of Miami, Fl.