My Professional Life
I currently specialize in collaboration with vocalists and choirs
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Oconee Music, LLC offers private lessons and preschool music classes in Oconee County, GA.
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I perform at the piano for weddings, dinner parties and holiday events
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"Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success”
- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
My biography and achievements
Kristin Humbard is a business owner and a piano teacher. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Pittsburg State University and a Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Georgia. Her academic recognition includes a membership in Pi Kappa Lambda, an American honor society for musicians; and a membership in Phi Kappa Phi, the oldest and largest collegiate honor society for all disciplines.
Kristin started teaching piano lessons during undergraduate years in Kansas and she quickly grew her studio to nearly 20 students. This made her realize that teaching was her passion. After moving to Georgia to pursue a teaching degree, she taught group class piano and accompanied the UGA glee clubs. She also taught for the UGA Community Music School. After graduation from UGA in 2010, she founded Humbard Piano Studio in Athens, GA. In July of 2018, she changed the studio name to Oconee Music, LLC and added new services to better reach her current local community in Watkinsville, GA..
Her musical experiences include the performance of a solo piano concerto with the Andrews University Orchestra, and extensive solo and collaborative recital performances. She has won prizes in numerous local talent shows. Currently she is the owner and director of Oconee Music, Inc. and collaborates with Meridian Women's Chorus as their pianist. .She is a church musician and served as the church pianist at Oconee Presbyterian Church most recently, stepping down in August of 2017 to pursue other things. She has performed in different church settings for many denominations and is currently available to fill in as a substitute pianist..
She still enjoys teaching her students and also teaches Kiddy Keys preschool music classes. As a mom of an energetic little boy, she has found such great joy in bringing music to younger children!
Kristin started teaching piano lessons during undergraduate years in Kansas and she quickly grew her studio to nearly 20 students. This made her realize that teaching was her passion. After moving to Georgia to pursue a teaching degree, she taught group class piano and accompanied the UGA glee clubs. She also taught for the UGA Community Music School. After graduation from UGA in 2010, she founded Humbard Piano Studio in Athens, GA. In July of 2018, she changed the studio name to Oconee Music, LLC and added new services to better reach her current local community in Watkinsville, GA..
Her musical experiences include the performance of a solo piano concerto with the Andrews University Orchestra, and extensive solo and collaborative recital performances. She has won prizes in numerous local talent shows. Currently she is the owner and director of Oconee Music, Inc. and collaborates with Meridian Women's Chorus as their pianist. .She is a church musician and served as the church pianist at Oconee Presbyterian Church most recently, stepping down in August of 2017 to pursue other things. She has performed in different church settings for many denominations and is currently available to fill in as a substitute pianist..
She still enjoys teaching her students and also teaches Kiddy Keys preschool music classes. As a mom of an energetic little boy, she has found such great joy in bringing music to younger children!