Tyler Merideth

Tyler Merideth holds a Bachelor of Music in Church Music, graduating cum laude, and a Master of Music in Music Education—both from Belmont University. He currently teaches four levels of choir and AP Music Theory at James Lawson High School in Nashville, Tennessee. His classroom regularly hosts practicum and student teachers from Belmont, Vanderbilt, Lipscomb, and Tennessee State University, offering them a hands-on learning environment.

Known for his vibrant conducting style, innovative teaching approach, and ability to grow strong music programs, Merideth has consistently been invited to serve as a clinician in a variety of forms.  Since 2008, he has directed the W.O. Smith Music School’s Summer Resident Camp Choir. He also founded a Summer Music Theory Camp in collaboration with the Nashville Symphony’s Accelerando Program, serving students throughout Middle Tennessee, and led the MNPS Summer Choir Clinic for three years. His academic contributions include adjunct teaching roles at both Lipscomb and Belmont Universities. In 2013, he served as score reader for the nationally televised PBS broadcast Christmas at Belmont, featuring Denyce Graves.

As a collaborative pianist, Merideth has performed at the International Church Music Festival in Coventry, England, and is a specialist in the Suzuki Violin Repertoire. His musical versatility has led to performances with a local improv comedy troupe and appearances on Nashville Classical Radio’s Live in Studio C. He has contributed to the Tennessee All-State Choirs since 2005 and performed with honor choirs at both the 2020 and 2026 ACDA Southern Region Conferences.

Merideth has twice been named the MNPS Students’ Choice Academy Teacher of the Year and is a two-time recipient of the prestigious CMA Foundation Music Teacher of Excellence Award. He has also been a finalist for Teacher of the Year on two occasions. Beyond his work at James Lawson High School, Merideth is the Program Director of the Nashville Children’s Choir and conductor of the Nashville Youth Choir. His compositions and arrangements have been performed across the country and around the world. 

Merideth’s journey in music education began with a piano—specifically, a 19th-century upright player piano that his father and grandfather rescued and restored after finding it abandoned in a barn.  It was on this piano that his older sister, Emily gave him his first piano lessons.  If that piano wasn’t discovered, he would have been an NBA basketball player.