Sacramento Music Academy

My daughter takes flute lessons from Jeremiah Bills. I am inspired by him in many ways. He is the most professional teacher I have ever worked with. He is on time to lessons, clear about contracts, and prompt with invoices and paid notices. I love it. I played cello for many years in college, so I am familiar with musicians. I have also worked in Fine Arts administration for many years. Jeremiah is one of the finest musicians I have ever heard play. The sounds he makes on the flute and piccolo are magical. This certainly inspires my daughter and me for her future. Additionally, Jeremiah is one of the kindest teachers I have worked with; he is also amazingly patient. All of these amazing qualities aside, and the biggest reason I sought Jeremiah out to teach my daughter, he is well connected in the flute/​music world and has given my daughter opportunities for growth within the community playing her flute. A final thought: Jeremiah works with technology to improve musical performance as well as traditional music. I feel blessed to have found such a great teacher.

Jeremiah Bills’ Simply Music program is fun and fast way for anyone to learn to play the piano. You or your child will have a great time while being exposed to different styles of music, and will be able to dive right into playing real songs. I took several years of classical piano lessons as a child, and was amazed at how much fun I had getting reacquainted with the piano through the Simply Music program.
I can’t say enough about Jeremiah’s talent as both a musician and teacher; he is personable, patient, kind, and incredibly gifted. I strongly recommend his program for anyone wanting to begin or continue their musical education!

My daughter has been coming to lessons with Jeremiah for over a year-​since she was 6. I took piano lessons as a child with the traditional method of learning and it was difficult/​tedious-​especially in the beginning. The simply music method is so much more intuitive to how children learn. She could immediately play songs and it keeps their interest and motivation strong. We are so impressed with the progress she is making. I wish I had learned to play this way! I was skeptical at first about group lessons, but the way the students all interact and help each other really enhances their learning. Jeremiah is an awesome teacher. Not only is he immensely talented himself, he also is an amazing teacher with loads of patience, kindness and ability to make lessons fun for everyone. He has lots of tricks up his sleeve to help the children through tough spots and inevitable frustrations. I really can’t say enough about Jeremiah, we are so pleased to have found him!

Jeremiah has been teaching piano to my two children, ages 5 and 7 years old for a couple of months now.
We are blown away by the skills they have learned in such a short period of time! The simply music method is truly amazing. Both my children are playing songs with both hands and are very excited every week for their next lesson.
Jeremiah is extremely patient and takes in account each persons strengths and works within their means to keep them interested and NOT frustrated.
I highly recommend Jeremiah as a teacher for both adults and children!

Simply Music is awesome! I didn’t have any prior experience playing piano and I couldn’t believe that I learned a whole song with both hands in my first lesson.
Jeremiah is a great teacher. He is very patient and understands how to inspire his students.
I highly recommend this method and Jeremiah to anyone looking to cultivate their hidden, inner musician!

Simply Music is a method I was never familiar with. After reading about the Australian method, it made total sense to me. We learn how to speak prior to learning how to read, this method teaches students how to play and memorize music prior to reading notes. The benefit to this, is it engages and captures the attention and interest of the student. My children are motivated and eager to learn new songs while keeping their old songs «alive».continuing to practice the songs they have already learned. I have a 7 year old boy and a 6 year old girl who take a «group» lesson with Jeremiah. We are approaching our 3^rd month, with once/​week lessons for 30 min. and the kids are working on their 14^th song. This is a long term commitment and although we are not there yet, apparently in the 2^nd year they will learn to read notes. This is a fabulous method, but it is hands-​on for the parent. don’t fear if you have no instrumental experience, there are CDs, DVDs, etc. to help support you. Part of this method is for the parent to help support his/​her child (ren) and to be present with the kids during their lesson. This shared experience provides me with the knowledge to reinforce what was learned during the lesson. Jeremiah is an amazing teacher and I can’t say enough positive things about him! He is patient, positive, personable, funny and my kids really enjoy their lessons with him. He is a talented musician who creates a fun, engaging and positive learning environment for my kids. I highly recommend Jeremiah and the Simply Music Method. Family and friends are amazed by what my children can play in such a short amount of time and they enjoy performing for them!