About
Rachel Larsen is a voice and piano teacher working with students across San Mateo and Foster City in the Bay Area Peninsula and online. Her passion for music is equally driven by her passion as an educator and continued studies as a life-long student of music.
Rachel began as a highly motivated child of music, taking voice and piano lessons from a young age. She went on to receive a Bachelor of Music and Minor in Special Education from San Francisco State University. She has been an avid performer in the Bay Area, and her resume includes performances with The San Francisco Symphony Chorus, The Philippine Saringhimig Singers, Lamplighters Musical Theater, and a variety of acapella, jazz, and commercial cover band projects.
Rachel's expertise spans from classical to pop in both piano and voice. As someone who took piano and voice lessons from a young age, Rachel understands the experience and needs of children who go on to build long-term relationships with their music teachers. While every student and parent's experience and vision may vary, a unified goal we commonly share is to develop and encourage a relationship with music to last a lifetime.
As a teacher, Rachel is patient, warm, and open-minded. She is known to have a nurturing personality, whose approach towards music education values play and opportunities for students to self-determine their own musical tastes and styles. Rachel continues her education in music pedagogy and has completed courses and seminars through Vocology in Practice, David Stroud Teacher Training: Contemporary Music, Shannon Coates Teacher Training: Child Pedagogy, and The Full Voice: Child Pedagogy. Rachel loves to see her students go from reserved and unsure, to freely and boldly expressing themselves through music. In addition to, and as a part of, voice and piano lessons, Rachel also offers songwriting and music theory education.
For more information, and to request an introductory lesson, please inquire for current studio rates and availability.