Konner Scott is a Chicago-based music educator specializing in piano, guitar, songwriting, composition, and music production. He began his training as a classical pianist at the age of four, and began composing music and playing guitar soon after. 

Across nearly three decades of musical experience, he has compiled a diverse and storied musical resume. His musical accolades include winning multiple statewide composition contests, composing the title theme for Chris Cander’s bestselling novel The Weight of a Piano, writing original scores for musical theatre productions in New York and Los Angeles, producing music selections for the Miss South Carolina beauty pageant, and serving as the lead guitarist for a Nigerian Pentecostal church in Atlanta for over three years. 

As an educator, Konner has primarily taught private music lessons at Highland Music Studio in Atlanta for the past six years, where he has also served as the school’s studio manager and social media manager. Since unlocking his passion for teaching, he has pivoted to a full-time focus on music education, and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Music Education at Northwestern University. He also hosts an educational YouTube channel (called “Songwriter Sanctuary”) focused on dissecting the craft of songwriting, where his videos have amassed hundreds of thousands of views.

Konner approaches music education with an interdisciplinary and open-ended perspective, constructing each student’s curriculum to fit the intersection of their interests and aptitudes. Having pursued a career in engineering before pivoting to music education full-time, he understands that every student’s trajectory is unique, and works to find creative ways to fuel each individual student’s musical passion.

In his free time, Konner enjoys watching competitive swimming, playing chess (poorly), running (slowly), and reading.