Audition season starts long before the audition.
A working musician who lives in North Fulton, a practice plan every week, and a clear path to the dates already on your calendar.
Johns Creek sits in its own corner of Fulton County, between the Chattahoochee and McGinnis Ferry Road, and daily life runs along Medlock Bridge, State Bridge and Jones Bridge roads. GA-400 is a drive away to the west, and a teacher coming up from Sandy Springs or Intown would spend more time in the car than in your living room. So we match Johns Creek students with teachers who live in North Fulton.
If your student plays in band or orchestra at Johns Creek, Northview or Chattahoochee High School, the big dates come around every year: chair placements, honor ensembles, GMEA All-State. A private teacher works backward from those dates, so the scales, the prepared music and the sight-reading are solid well before anyone walks into the audition room.
Neighborhoods we cover
Autrey Mill, River Trail and Taylor Road
Middle school is when a lot of students start band. Students at Autrey Mill, River Trail and Taylor Road middle schools (Fulton County Schools) can start private lessons in that first year, so good habits come before bad ones.
Near the Gwinnett and Forsyth lines
Johns Creek borders Duluth, Suwanee and Forsyth County. If you live close to one of those lines, tell us your address and we'll tell you honestly whether an in-home teacher is nearby or whether studio or online makes more sense.
Online on the heavy weeks
Exam week, a tournament weekend, a sick sibling: when the house is chaos, switch that week's lesson to online with the same teacher. The practice plan doesn't skip a week.
Lessons families here ask for.
Same simple prices, everywhere.
| Weekly lesson | In your home | Teacher's studio | Online |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 min | $55 | $50 | $45 |
| 45 min | $80 | $70 | $65 |
| 60 min | $100 | $90 | $80 |
No registration fee, no long-term contract, and a First Lesson Guarantee: love it, or we rematch you free or refund you.
Love your first lesson, or your money back.
If the first lesson with your teacher isn't a great fit, tell us within 48 hours. We'll rematch you with a different teacher at no charge, or refund everything you've paid. Your choice. Your teacher still gets paid for their time; we cover it. That's how sure we are about who we send you.
- Auditioned by AlexEvery teacher plays for and talks with our founder.
- Observed demo lessonWe see them teach before they teach you.
- Background-checkedCriminal and sex-offender registry checks first.
Is there a travel fee in Johns Creek?
Usually not. Travel is included when your teacher lives within about a 20-minute drive, which is how we match. If the best teacher for your instrument is a 20 to 35 minute drive away, it adds $5 per lesson, and we tell you before you book.
When should my student start preparing for All-State auditions?
Earlier than most families think. GMEA publishes the audition requirements ahead of time, and a few months of steady work on scales, the prepared music and sight-reading makes a real difference. Tell us the audition date when you sign up, and we'll match a teacher who knows the process on your student's instrument.
Our student is advanced. Can you match a teacher at that level?
Yes. Tell us what your student is playing now, recent auditions or competitions, and what's next. Alex Bodnar, our founder, auditions every teacher personally, and we'll match your student with one who performs and teaches at that level.
Ready when you are.
Tell us who's learning and what they want to play. A coordinator will call within one business day with a teacher in mind.