Rachel Marie

As a performer, I can play up to two hours of original material, or 2+ hours of covers, either as a solo performer or as a duo with guitarist and vocalist Jack Byrne.

As an instructor, I strive to facilitate a comfortable learning environment for students to ask any questions and make any commentary they see fit. Music making is a very personal and individualized experience, and I seek to meet each student where they are.

Rachel Marie Schachter is a teacher of voice, beginner guitar, and general music studies, holding a Master of Music degree in Early Music, Vocal Performance from the Longy School of Music of Bard College, where she also earned the Presidential Award in Teaching Artistry. As a folk singer-songwriter and an early music vocalist, Rachel strives to facilitate empathic and cathartic experiences for her audiences. As a private music instructor, Rachel carries that empathy and openness into the studio. Whether the instrument be voice or guitar, or the students be children or adults, Rachel seeks to meet those students where they are to allow for a comfortable environment for vulnerability and growth.

Rachel’s teaching experience includes private students as well as classroom general music, songwriting courses, and youth choirs. With children and adult beginners, Rachel focuses on music fundamentals, using guitar or voice as a tool to understand the structures and systems of music. Rachel wants her students to understand not just music, but their instrument, especially when that instrument is their own body. Such an understanding allows students to evaluate and improve their own technique as a result of private instruction. Through honest and open communication with students, Rachel works to develop an arsenal of technical exercises for each student as well as repertoire appropriate for the growth of each student.

Accepting students for the summer months as well as Fall 2018.