Rachel Wright

I'm a singer with experience teaching students of all ages how to learn to use their voice and feel confident in their skills and technique, whether it be for fun, for karaoke, for a choir, or for solo work.

From a young age, I've loved singing, making music, and helping teach others these skills! I have a Bachelor's of Music Education from Kansas State University (2020) with an emphasis in choral singing, where I was also selected by staff to become a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, a music specific honor society. I completed my student teaching in the spring of 2020, which introduced me to teaching online as we transitioned outside the classroom. After graduating, I taught a year of choir, solo music lessons, and music appreciation for students grades 7-12 at Syracuse Jr/Sr High School. In almost three years working with TakeLessons before moving to Lessonface, I have taught students of all ages and love working with teens and adults who are dedicated to learning a new skill!

My training in singing has included a variety of styles including contemporary Christian music, hymns, musical theater, and classical styles. I have experience singing in and education on pronouncing Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, and some French. If you have something you want to learn, whether it's your favorite style or a new one you're just trying out, I would love to help you explore that and expand your skill set. 

Vocal students will work with me to find their own sound and strengthen their voice. My goal is to help each student understand that they can be successful with the voice they have, in whatever genre they find interesting. We will focus on technique, building good habits, and identifying the individual strengths and abilities each person has while learning to branch out into new skills. I firmly believe everyone can sing, and with the wide variety of styles in the world, everyone should feel like they enjoy what they do and are confident in it.

Another focus I have in this is learning to read sheet music and basic music theory. If this is something you've been wanting to learn, either for singing or playing piano, I have taught a variety of people from pre-schoolers to elders. If you want to learn classical music of any kind, knowing how to read is essential, and something I really enjoy teaching! I can also help with beginning piano, so if you are a singer wanting to get that bit of experience so you can accompany yourself but not enough to play as a classical pianist, let me know.

A normal lesson with me begins with about 10 minutes of warming up and sight reading (if you're interested in that skill), followed by working on our current song. This can be classical, Christian/Gospel, pop, rock, folk- it's entirely up to your goals and what you want to learn. If we are working more on music theory, we will spend dedicated time to make sure you understand the concepts involved, and I always try to find sheet music of our chosen song to use for further examples and reading experience.