Brooklyn Park

Rachel grew up in a musical home where singing and playing instruments together was a regular part of family life. She began private piano lessons when she was 7 years old and studied with various piano instructors, including her dad who supplemented her private piano lessons with additional music theory.  She continued lessons throughout her undergraduate studies at Augsburg University, where she studied piano under Professor Jill Dawe. 

Rachel has kept her connection to music alive in a variety of ways since graduating from Augsburg, including accompanying vocalists and other instrumentalists, playing piano for church services, volunteering to play at nursing homes, and tutoring elementary and college aged piano students.  In addition to her musical expertise, Rachel has extensive education experience. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Masters in Education and has taught middle school science for the past seven years. In addition to her classroom experience, she has also worked for afterschool programs and worked as an educator for the International Wolf Center. 

Rachel is excited to get to know students and help them grow as pianists. Playing piano can bring joy and confidence to a young person’s life as well as equip them with a lifelong skill. 

Outside of work Rachel enjoys reading, baking, hiking, and spending time with her two-year-old son Zayn and her dog Cato.

Born in South Minneapolis Abbott hospital, Luther is a church vocalist, organist, pianist and drummer. He began singing at three years-old, gifted with the ability to harmonize as he sang during car rides with his mother. He continued with his love of music in sixth grade playing the clarinet until the seventh grade. In eighth grade, he switched to saxophone while simultaneously starting the drums at his home church. At 18, he graduated from Osseo Senior high, started the piano, and enrolled in IPR. Two years later, he graduated with an associate degree in studio production and engineering. The next year, he became the band Director of the Twin Cities community gospel choir, which he continued for six years. This opportunity had him playing on several stages, such as the Minneapolis convention Center, the mall of America, the Minnesota state fair, and on KARE 11 morning news. He would maintain his musicianship and play for several churches including the Purpose church, Kingdom Life church, Park Avenue United Methodist church, and currently plays for several Baptist churches from the Saint Paul to the Minneapolis area. Luther works with youth at the Mount Olivet Baptist Church in the new Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Ranging in ages 5 to 17.

Joe has been playing guitar for over 15 years and has been teaching for over a decade. He is a well versed Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Drums, and Piano instructor. He plays a variety of genres from funk/jam band to reggae to progressive metal. Joe graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education at Saint Cloud State University and continued studying Guitar Performance at McNally Smith College. He has years of experience working with kids teaching private lessons and has owned and operated the Kracker Jacks Drumline since 2015. No matter the time of the day, Joe can be found spreading the word: “Music is a language we all know how to speak. Some of us just don’t know it yet.”

Guitar Repairs

Joe has been repairing guitars for nearly 10 years. His work covers everything from pickup mods, parallel/series wiring, to full refrets. Whether you need a cracked headstock glued, to deck out your Squier/Epiphone with upgraded parts, or just a restring/setup, Joe has you covered!