Hunter Street Arts Academy

David DeVane, Minister of Creative Arts

David DeVane was born and raised in Conyers, Georgia. He and his wife Amber were married in 1999 and they have two children, Alex and Millie.

In 1992 David came to Birmingham to attend Samford University. Two years later he started working at Hunter Street. After graduating from Samford, he was licensed and ordained into Gospel ministry in 1999 and now serves as the Creative Arts Minister.

In addition to his work as a featured soloist, David leads worship for adults, students and children including weekly Wednesday services, Singles Worship, Disciple Now and Summer Quest. He is also the founder and director of the Hunter Street Arts Academy, a ministry devoted to glorifying God through music, dance, and the visual arts.

In his free time David enjoys spending time with his family, travel, and golf.

Registration Forms

Preschool Tiny Dancer
Pre-tap and pre-ballet lessons for children ages 3 - 5. Classes begin after Labor Day. Space is limited.
Registration Form (PDF)-Coming Soon!

2010 Fall Semester-15 weeks

Begins August 16 and ends December 3

2011 Spring Semester-15 weeks

Begins January 10 and ends April 25

Tentative Recital Date

May 2011

2011 Summer Term-6 weeks

Begins June 20 and ends July 29

30 min lessons - $300
45 min lessons - $450
1 hour lessons - $600

Every student must pay $25 registration fee to Hunter Street before or at first lesson.

Schedule

The Academy offers classes on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during the school year. Private Lessons are offered in 30–minute, 45–minute and one hour time blocks. No Academy activity will be scheduled to conflict with other Hunter Street Baptist Church activities.

Holidays

The Arts Academy will be closed for Labor Day, and the week of Thanksgiving. All other holidays do not affect the Academy.

For more information, contact the Arts Academy Office.

Hunter Street Arts Academy

The Hunter Street Arts Academy offers private and group music lessons for a fee. Instruction is provided by qualified Christian instructors to individuals of all ages in order to help them develop their artistic abilities to more fully magnify God.

Location
The Hunter Street Arts Academy is located in the KidQuest building on the campus of Hunter Street Baptist Church in Hoover across from Long–Lewis Ford and operates as a part of the Magnification/Worship Arts ministry of Hunter Street Baptist Church.

Registration
Each year a non–refundable registration fee of $25 per student is required. This fee is made payable to Hunter Street Baptist Church. No lesson will be given until registration fee is paid in full. A discount is available for families with multiple Academy students.

Download the Arts Academy registration brochure.

Contact Faye Wilson if you are interested in registering for piano, voice, guitar, violin, flute, or saxaphone lessons.

Tuition
Full semester tuition is payable to the individual teacher before lessons begin. In addition, students may be asked to purchase music books and materials per teachers instructions. Alternate payment plans for tuition may be available. Call the Academy office for details at 205.739.5350.

Attendance
All Arts Academy students must commit to a full semester (or summer term). This is to ensure the integrity of a student’s experience in learning the individual instrument. It is also important that the student arrives a few minutes early to each lesson. Any student arriving late will be taught only for the remaining minutes of their allotted lesson time.

Enroll Mid-Term
Students may enroll at any time during the semester based on availability. Tuition costs are pro-rated for the remainder of the term at a per lesson price.

Make Up Lessons
It is the student’s responsibility to contact the teacher if a lesson is to be missed. If the teacher cannot be reached, please contact the Arts Academy Office. Make-up lessons for cancellations are granted only for an excused absence in which the teacher is notified at least six hours prior to the lesson. It is the Academy policy that an excused absence consists of student illness, extreme emergency, or death in the family. An unexcused absence includes homework, athletic events, or a school activity. Only one makeup lesson per semester will be granted.

Kindermusik
Click here for Kindermusik information.