Project Description
RACHEL P
Rachel is primarily a Voice instructor. She also teaches beginner Piano and Music Fun Time. Before coming to CMI, Rachel was completing her education and teaching private voice lessons online to children and adults. Rachel started taking piano lessons at age 7 in Douglasville, Georgia. At the age of 12 she moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma where her musical interests continued to grow. She started taking voice and flute lessons and volunteering to sing, play piano and bass at a local Spanish church. By the time Rachel finished high school she had participated in masterclasses, competitions, and sang and played for private events and weddings. After graduating Rachel went abroad and worked on a film score for an independent foreign film called La Montana where she recorded vocals, piano, and flute. Rachel started her degree path at Tulsa Community College, subsequently moving to Denver, Colorado where she continued her studies at the Community College of Denver. Ultimately completed her Bachelor of Arts degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver which included a Minor in Music. While at university she took private voice, ensemble, group piano, music theory, as well as music history courses which included Music’s of the World and Music’s of America. Rachel not only loves music, but she also loves music history and sharing the impact music has had on our world. Rachel has studied and performed many different genres of music including classical, opera, musical theater, film scores, folk music, church/religious music and pop. Rachel’s vocal influences include, but are not limited to, Andrea Bocelli, Sting, Celine Dion, Anna Netrebko, Lana Del Rey, Enya and Emmy Rossem. Rachel also enjoys and is influenced by the works of Ramin Djawadi, Howard Shore, Hans Zimmer and the late James Horner.
Rachel believes that being patient and encouraging are key qualities for a successful music instructor. She tailors the lesson plan to the individual student’s needs and interest, whether it be their desire to learn for fun or wanting to support them as they embark down a professional music path. Rachel is also currently studying to earn her Spanish Language Certificate at UC San Diego with the goal of becoming truly fluent with the goal of offering bilingual instruction.