Franklin Willis

About Franklin Willis

Franklin Willis exemplifies being More Than A Music Teacher not only in his day to day life but throughout his career. With more than a decade of experience in the classroom, Franklin Willis is a trailblazer and catalyst for change in the music education space, as well as a rising leader within the nonprofit community. His educational philosophy stems around the belief that every child has musical potential. He specializes in providing musical instruction through authentic culturally relevant teaching experiences to engage all children to achieve personal success. Learn more about Franklin by visiting his website at www.fwillismusic.com.

I Believe, I Belong: Elevating Student Artists through the MNPS Songwriting Summit

By Franklin Willis|2025-08-21T19:57:12-05:00August 21st, 2025|Inspiration, Songwriting, Stories, Teaching, Teaching Philosophy|

Connecting Kids Through Songwriting I am writing this on the eve of our Metro Nashville Public School EP release, I Believe, I Belong, featuring our incredible educators and talented students. I feel so blessed to lead the MNPS Songwriting Summit—an experience that unites music teachers, students, families, and [...]

More Than A Music Teacher

By Franklin Willis|2022-11-28T07:00:17-05:00November 17th, 2022|Inspiration, Musicians, Stories, Teaching, Teaching Philosophy|

I am More Than A Music Teacher. For some time throughout my career, I felt the need to shout that phrase from the rooftops to truly advocate for all I was doing in the music classroom. During my first couple of years of teaching, my identity centered around [...]