Rachel Coats

Hello there! I suppose if you’re reading this you’d like to walk away having learned a thing or two about me...I’ll do my best, but feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, I am currently based out of Nashville, Tennessee. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Bowling Green State University (go Falcons!) and currently perform on bass, guitar, mandolin, vocals and any other stringed instrument needed for a show. I have my own original music project, the duo King Margo, and play in other bands including singer-songwriters Gabe Lee, Susan Werner and Jason Eady.

My job as your teacher is to meet you where you're at, and help you grow from where you are. If you've never played an instrument before, I can help you figure out your goals and where you wanna go with it. If you've been playing for a while, or are wanting to try a different instrument, I like to learn what you've already done and go from there in whatever direction you'd like to go. I typically will help you learn your instrument through note reading and music theory, and will assign a method book specific to your instrument to help guide you. I also like to use our time to learn the process of figuring out songs you want to learn how to play. My goal for you is to be an independent learner where you can take the skills we employ in our lessons with you so you can eventually figure things out on your own.