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Why Do Our Students Love Us?


Shining Star has boosted my daughter's confidence & spirit

"What a perfect match for my daughter. Her teaching has boosted my daughter's confidence & spirit. Her teacher is very patient & flexible, I highly recommend her!  - Steve

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Knowledgeable and experienced instructors

Knowledgeable and experienced instructors

Knowledgeable and experienced instructors

Our director, Katrina Mendez, is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, as well as NYU, with degrees in Music. All teachers with  us are accomplished musicians  who  have a passion for teaching.  We  perform  local  and  nationwide  background  checks  on  all  teachers.

FUN and positive learning experience

Knowledgeable and experienced instructors

Knowledgeable and experienced instructors

Shining Star Music Academy adopts the practice of positive encouragement.  Our friendly and patient instructors know how to engage students in a positive, fun and encouraging learning environment where they can enjoy and progress at a  pace  that  is  suited  to  them.

Whether you live in Gainesville, FL or Jacksonville, FL, we drive to you for lessons.

easy membership plan

Knowledgeable and experienced instructors

performance opportunities

Our membership format allows you to get the most out of your learning experience and know exactly what to expect:

  • weekly lessons
  • unlimited group classes such as practice sessions and recital preparation classes
  •  books and  registration  fees  included
  • two recitals each year

performance opportunities

performance opportunities

performance opportunities

Performing in public is a wonderful way for students to build confidence, motivate them, learn time-management, and share their musical expression with others. It is also a joyful time for parents and family to get to see the improvement and creativity of the student.

We organize two yearly recitals,  as  well  as  practice  classes  to  give  our  students  many  opportunties  to  share  their  hard  work. Recitals  are  usually  the  first  two  weekends  of  January  and  May.


training materials

performance opportunities

tailored lesson plans

We choose and provide all music books and recital pieces.

We know you are busy and have a budget to worry about - so we try to make this as easy for you as possible. That way you can enjoy your family time!

tailored lesson plans

performance opportunities

tailored lesson plans

Each student is unique, as are their goals. Our lessons are uniquely designed to balance both students’ interests and fundamentals. Our goal is to motivate our students to love music and express themselves, as well as to teach technique and how to practice effectively.


We teach piano lessons, guitar lessons, drum lessons, violin lessons, voice lessons and more in the Gainesville, FL and Jacksonville, FL areas. We teach online if you live outside our driving areas.



Experienced Leadership

Meet our director, Katrina mendez

A school is only as good as its directors.  Katrina Mendez, our Founder and Director, is an accomplished voice, piano and guitar teacher, as well as performer. She has a B.A. Degree in Music from Berklee College of Music and a M.A. Degree in Music from NYU Steinhardt.

Katrina's goal is to share the joy of music with others. Music lessons offer important life lessons such as discipline, preparation, and dealing with mistakes in a positive way. This company was founded when she could not take anymore of her own students, and saw a great need for music eduction in the Gainesville, FL community (we now serve Jacksonville, FL too!)

Katrina's 20  years of teaching experience, 30  years of performance experience, and extensive training have given her the ability to not only teach instruments to others, but also to teach and guide other teachers towards being their best.


Get a free first lesson & assessment!

Book a 15 minute Discovery Call with us, where you will be able to ask any questions you may have, discuss your goals for your student, and schedule your Free Lesson & Assessment.

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"Makes our lives so much easier..."

 Our schedule was not easy to work with - my husband and I both work full time, and Katrina and our teacher were able to do our first preference of time - which makes our lives so much easier. I'm so excited to have my kids in lessons with such great teachers!! - Lora


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REVIEW BY MARLENE

REVIEW BY MARLENE

"My daughter loves her teacher. Her best teacher yet. Katrina is very professional yet friendly. Easy to work with."

REVIEW BY MARLENE

REVIEW BY MARLENE

REVIEW BY MARLENE

"Great introductory lesson with Alexia. She asked good questions to evaluate what I already know and then wrote up a lesson plan for me to start on. Since I'm returning to piano after many years off, there is so much I've forgotten and need to start over on. And yet other things that I still remember. That makes a lot of pieces to put together to keep it interesting."


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