THE CUSTOMER

Without you, we can never fully gain the experience needed for us to have a successful career. You help us to become salon professinals, not just someone that can cut hair. For that, we thank you greatly. Our goal is to please every client that enters our academy. We are students learning a new career. If we take a little longer than normal or don't get your desire quite right the first time, we hope you understand we are here to learn and we will make it right. We strive to make you 100% satisfied with your service and always look for ways to improve. If you see something you think would help us to achieve the satisfaction you deserve, let us know. We love learning how to be the best.

Thank you from all of us.

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This is the Tennessee State Barber Board's definition of a Barber.

A barber performs one or any combination of practices listed for payment, directly or indirectly, or without payment for the public generally: shaving or trimming beards, cutting, or styling the hair, giving facial and scalp massages or treatments with oils, creams, lotions or other preparations either by hand or mechanical appliances; singeing, curling, shampooing, coloring, bleaching or straightening the hair, or applying hair tonics; cutting fitting, measuring and forming head caps for wigs or hair pieces; hair weaving (excluding medical or surgical procedures); applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to scalp, face, neck or other parts of the body; or manicuring and nail care.

Shear Academy offers the following:

Master Barber

A basic course consisting of a minimum of 1500 clock hours of training as required by the Tennessee Board of Examiners. The course is as follows: Classroom Theory, Chemical Study and Physical Study.

Barber Instructor

An advanced program consisting of 450 clock hours beyond the master barber course. The course is as follows: Lesson Planning, General Study and Physical Study.