When Sharon Szymanski began providing private voice lessons in her home in 2000, she quickly realized that there was high demand for quality music instruction in the Chapel Hill area. She immediately hired additional teachers to help meet this demand, and before long she had added professional instruction in piano and guitar. With the growing demand, she decided to move the business out of her home and into a commercial space, where the Chapel Hill School of Musical Arts was established. The school now boasts a faculty of nearly 30 teachers, with hundreds of students taking lessons in voice, piano, strings, orchestral and band instruments. In addition, there are a range of additional musical performances, activities and learning opportunities available. Since 2000, Sharon Szymanski has worked tirelessly to ensure the Chapel Hill area has access to quality music instruction. Her hard work has paid off and the Chapel Hill School of Musical Arts now provides music education and performance opportunities to countless students each year.