Ms. Heather Knowles began her musical career at the age of 6 in Beatrice, Nebraska. She began playing the saxophone at age 9 and began singing at age 15. In high school she was not only an avid musician, but very involved in theatre and forensics. Throughout high school she excelled in all areas of performance earning places in various honor choirs and winning district and state competitions.

Ms. Knowles received her bachelor of music degree from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1996. She was a one time recipient of the Edna Barrett Jackson Scholarship, a one time recipient of the Crawford Endowed Scholarship, a three time recipient of the Frederick A. Schauwecker Scholarship and a four time recipient of the Daniel Coe Scholarship. Upon graduation she was awarded a Performers Certificate and the Crawford Music Prize for the Outstanding Senior Musician from the music faculty. She was also honored to sing the Alma Mater at the 1996 Coe College commencement ceremony.

Ms. Knowles studied with Margie V. Marrs and Ai-ze Wang during her voice study at Coe and she also participated in the concert band, jazz band and concert choir. During the four years that she attended Coe, she was the National Anthem singer for Coe athletics events.    

As part of her completion of her music degree at Coe College, Ms. Knowles participated in the New York Term in the spring of 1996. She moved to New York City where she completed four credits in music, dance, theatre and art. She studied voice privately with Mary Ann Hart and also interned with the Metropolitan Opera Guild Education Department.

Ms. Knowles was accepted into the master's program of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 1996. She attended the Conservatory for a brief time in 1997. She later enrolled in the master's program at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln where she sang with the University Singers and studied voice with Dr. Peggy Holloway. She graduated with her Master's of Music in Voice Performance in 2000.

Ms. Heather R. Knowles is currently an active performer in Las Vegas. She has sung with the Las Vegas Philharmonic Chorus and has been a frequent soloist with the Las Vegas Master Singers. She was honored to sing int the Grand Opening Concert of the Henderson Pavilion in 2002. She has served 3 terms on the board of directors for the Las Vegas Master Singers and served as President of the Board from 2004 - 2006. She is an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) on both the national and local levels. She performed solo recitals in 2006 at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and 2007 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 

Ms. Knowles has been working as a full time private voice and piano coach in Las Vegas since 2001. She specializes in training middle school and high school age students from all over the Las Vegas valley. Her students perform in regular recitals and competitions and are excelling in the music and theatre programs of the Clark County School District as well as the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts and the Meadows School. Her students successfully compete each year in the local Las Vegas NATS Chapter Study Awards.

In 2006, she was inducted as a Patron into the Coe College chapter of Mu Psi Epsilon. She currently studies private voice with Professor Michael Cochran of UNLV.  She became a member of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and the Las Vegas Chamber Music Society in 2008.  She recently returned from Montserrat, West Indies - Caribbean where she was giving voice training workshops in conjunction with the University of the West Indies.