Welcome new friends!  

I’m glad you found our studio online and hope you will check us out on Facebook and Instagram as well! Currently I am accepting new in-person and on-line students! My name is Rachele Holmes and I am a lifelong musician and thespian with over 30 years experience teaching people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities here in Versailles, Kentucky.  Working with people from all different walks of life is the biggest thrill for me as I am a pretty big extrovert who feeds off of other’s excitement! Vocal lessons, singing in church, school and community choirs and attending piano, voice, and theater competitions and camps have been a part of my life since I was little, and my love for the arts has only grown since those early years. Musical theater is my true love and it is such a joy to be able to work with people who have a love for the theater as I do. Throughout the years I have called many local and community theaters “home” and feel most comfortable when creating music and shows with other musicians and actors. The arts community is a lovely place and it is a place I feel most at home.  As a pianist I have won many state and national competitions and awards and continue to challenge myself as well with new pieces.  As a singer, I understand the deep healing power music, especially in the form of singing, has on the physical, spiritual and emotional well-being of individuals and during lessons, we focus on not only the songs, but all that goes into the music.  

Teaching has always been something I have done as a part-time job in addition to Hospice and Hospital Chaplaincy, Church pastorates and as a Children’s Music and Theater Pastor in Atlanta, GA and the Lexington, KY area.  Recently I began building and expanding my studio and am teaching group Theater Classes and doing individual theater coaching to school-aged children as well as college students and adults seeking to expand their audition skills.  Teaching people of all ages is especially fulfilling for me because I am able to share my passion for music and theater with a wide range of people.  Every time a student sends me that text, “I got the part!” Or “I feel so much better playing this song in front of people” makes my soul shine because I feel like I am helping people to reach their personal artist goals while also helping them to have the confidence to be able to share their gift with others;  this is a very vulnerable thing for some people and it’s something about which I feel very passionate!

My teaching style is very organic and focused on the individual as everyone’s learning style is unique as is each individual who comes into my studio.  Through my many years as a counselor, I approach each person with kindness and transparency hoping that they will feel my genuine care for them and concern that they become all they want to be!  All I do is from a holistic approach and this is very much a part of who I am day-to-day.  I was taught the classical style of piano but I utilize the Suzuki method as well when necessary;  I find that many people who are neurodivergent appreciate a more multi-technique approach while learning.  At lessons, parents and students or adult students create goals and we often re-visit goals from time-to-time to ensure that students are getting the most out of lessons.  

Teaching Methods:

• Ear Training

• Music Theory

• Technical Skill

• Individualized lesson plans

• Positive reinforcement and motivation 

• Kindness and Empathy

• Musicianship skills

• Improvisation

• Collaborative ensemble opportunities

• Songwriting coaching

• Recording Opportunities (GarageBand and Abelton Live)

• Amplified performance techniques

• Theater workshops for people of all ages with local and out of state experts in the field

• Performance techniques 

• Guiding Growth and Confidence in ones self and while performing

• Hosting unique and fun recitals for my school age students at a Versailles, KY music venue each semester

• Quarterly casual group get togethers with my school age students at local theater or music events and at my home

• A variety of musical and theater styles

• Overcoming anxiety and stage fright

• Patience, Patience, Patience!