About Us

Meredith Hyatt Lewis began singing at a very early age in the community of Lawrenceburg.  She was singing and participating in 4-H Variety Shows as well as traveling around to local churches where she needed a milk crate to see over the podium. Her love of music lead to many years of voice, piano and organ lessons along with her love of choral music at school and church. She was a member of Fred Waring’s US Chorus and a Sweet 16 Academic Showcase Vocal Performance participant. Meredith began studying at UK for private voice instruction as a Freshman in High School and found her way to Eastern Kentucky University where she was involved in EKU University Singers, Show Choir and Theater.  She is a graduate of Anderson County High School and Eastern Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Music Merchandising Degree.

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Meredith Continued to expand her singing and dancing through her involvement in Lexington Musical Theater and spent her college years performing for Kings Island, Paramount Parks Touring Shows, Shanty Creek Schuss Mountain Resort and the Department of Defense USO Tour of the Mediterranean. She has provided special entertainment for the Miss Kentucky and Kentucky Junior Miss programs as well as a variety of other special performances. After College her performing took her to Nashville and Opryland USA before she found her way back to Kentucky and led into teaching.

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Meredith began teaching private instruction and formed Lawrenceburg Academy of Performing Arts, Inc. in 1995. She expanded her studio offerings with Kindermusik and began a studio in Lawrenceburg before purchasing the established Kindermusik of Danville Program and starting a third program in Frankfort, Kentucky. Meredith then spent 10 years in public education teaching 1st through 5th grade elementary general music, choir and drama programs in addition to maintaining her private studio. The summer of 2015 led Meredith back to reinstate her Kindermusik License as a business owner as she left the school system to once again run her private studio and expand on the music offerings and Arts programs for the children and community of Anderson and surrounding counties.

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Over the last 30 years, Meredith has provided a myriad of offerings and opportunities for children, and today those span private voice and piano lessons, Kindermusik classes, the Lawrenceburg Children's Theatre, camps, choirs, and more. In addition to these regular offerings, Meredith created the Boots and Bourbon Nashville Songwriter's Festival which is an annual fundraiser for the children's theatre and she also operates Little White Church Event Rentals out of her studio space.

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In her personal life, Meredith devotes much of her time and attention to her family and giving back to her community. Meredith serves on the worship team at Ninevah Christian Church during Sunday services as well as Celebrate Recovery on Monday evenings. She is a lifelong supporter of the Distinguished Young Woman program (formerly Junior Miss), having served previously as a state board member and local committee member where she contributed in numerous capacities. Meredith was a founding member of the Lawrenceburg Junior Cotillion and enjoys volunteering with Anderson County Little League's Challenger League baseball program. 

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Meredith has three wonderful children who all currently reside and have careers in Lawrenceburg. McKenna is a 6th grade language arts teacher at Anderson County Middle School, volunteers with youth and serves on the worship team at church, directs the Lawrenceburg Children's Theatre, and oversees the Anderson County Arts Association, a local nonprofit. Dalton is a recently awarded Master Insurance Agent with Kentucky Farm Bureau, volunteers and gives back to numerous local organizations, and is set to marry his fiancée, Paige, in September of 2026. And Allaka is a cosmetologist at Meraki on Main, dog mom to Arlo, and mom-mom to the most precious (and sometimes feisty!) 3-year-old, Sawyer James. Along with her children, Sawyer is Meredith's pride and joy. She loves watching him grow into a musical child and experiencing Kindermusik, alongside other arts-focused activities, with him.