Keith Heim is in his 26th year of teaching, and his seventh year at Gladeville Middle School, where he co-directs the bands and serves as Fine Arts Department Chair. Before coming to GMS when it opened in the fall of 2019, Mr. Heim spent six years at West Wilson Middle School, where he was named Teacher of the Year for the 2016-2017 school year.  He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Education from Western Illinois University. Throughout his career Mr. Heim's students have consistently earned the highest possible ratings at concert band, marching band, and solo/ensemble festivals. He is a frequent adjudicator and clinician for marching, concert, and jazz bands in the Southeastern region. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including American School Band Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, Tennessee Music Educators Association, Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association, Tennessee Bandmasters Association, Professional Educators of Tennessee, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Mr. Heim lives in Mt. Juliet with his wife Molly, their daughter, Morgan, their cat Oscar, and their dog, Millie. He is a HUGE Nashville Predators fan, and plays adult recreational hockey (quite poorly) at Ford Ice Center. He performs as a freelance multi-brass instrumentalist, vocalist, percussionist, and guitarist all around the Middle Tennessee area. You can often find him on stage performing in various community theatre productions and hear him singing and playing on recordings by artists from around the country. 

Mr. Heim's Favorites

Sports: hockey, soccer, golf, football

Teams: Nashville Predators, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Nashville SC, Liverpool FC, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Cardinals

Food: Mexican food, pizza, burgers

Restaurants: Cori's Dog House, Starbucks, Oscar's Taco Shop, Campione's Taste of Chicago, Hillside Hangout 

Beverage: coffee, Dr. Pepper Zero

Shopping: Target, Amazon, McKay's

Movies: anything by Mel Brooks, All things Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter series (proud Hufflepuff!), Marvel Cinematic Universe

T.V. Shows: The Office, Ted Lasso, Game of Thrones, Bob's Burgers, Stranger Things, The Masked Singer, All things Star Wars

Music: Foo Fighters, The Beatles, Snarky Puppy, Broadway musicals, Billy Joel

Hobbies: golf, hockey, musical theatre, playing guitar, composing music

Megan Mohnke is in her third year teaching and first year teaching at Gladeville Middle School; joining Mr. Heim as the inaugural assistant band director. Previously, Mrs. Mohnke was the music teacher at Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, TN. During her two years at Blackman, she created a guitar class, a piano class, and developed a new general music curriculum. She also became a Sountrap Level 3 certified educator during that time, and was able to teach her students how to create digital music. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, earning both her Bachelor of Music (2022) and Masters in Education (2023) and mentored by Leslie Norton, principal horn player of the Nashville Symphony, Mrs. Mohnke has played in a variety of different music ensembles throughout her collegiate career and beyond. She has extensive drum corps experience with Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps, placing second at the world championships in 2022. She currently plays horn with the Lakes Brass Quintet, a non-profit organization based in Nashville, TN where they regularly perform throughout the Middle Tennessee area. Mrs. Mohnke is a freelance musician and judge around the Middle Tennessee area, and runs a private horn studio in Williamson County. Her private students consistently place high within the All-state, Mid-state, and All-County Honor ensembles, earn superior ratings in Solo and Ensemble, and participate in a yearly studio recital. Mrs. Mohnke lives in Murfreesboro, TN with her husband, Nathan. They got married in June of 2025 and are enjoying their time as newlyweds. When not participating in all things music, Mrs. Mohnke loves to play Dungeons and Dragons with her friends, go to various Renaissance fairs, and play Nintendo Switch. 

Mrs. Mohnke's Favorites

Sports: Baseball, Football         

Teams: Cubs (Fly the W!), Vanderbilt (Go 'Dores!)

Food: Chocolate, Cheeseburgers, Coffee 

Restaurants: In N Out, Culver's, 8th & Roast, Starbucks 

Beverage: Alani, Dr. Pepper Zero

Shopping: Amazon, Target, Trader Joe's 

Movies: Studio Ghibli Movies (Castle in the Sky!!), Magnificent 7, Star Wars, How To Train Your Dragon, Kpop Demon Hunters

TV Shows: Love is Blind, Secret Wives of Mormon Wives, Star Wars (again), Stranger Things

Music: John Denver, Simon & Garfunkel, Novo Amor,  Alan Walker

Hobbies: DnD, Hiking, Nintendo Switch, PureBarre, Knitting