Rachel McNear

VOICE

Rachel McNear is a seasoned gigging and touring vocalist who has been comfortable performing on stages since the age of five. Starting with a strong foundation in classical, Rachel's talents span a broad spectrum of genres, including Musical Theatre, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Indie/Singer-Songwriter, and Bluegrass/Country.

For the first 19 years of her life, Rachel was deeply immersed in repertoire from Broadway musical. After graduating from the George Washington Carver Center for the Arts , she went on to spend four years honing her acting techniques and performing in musicals at SUNY Cortland and Eckerd College.

Recently, Rachel has found great success as a singer, songwriter, and performer in Baltimore and beyond. She took the stage at the Charm City Bluegrass Festival and toured with the rock/jam band Seven Teller during their Midwest dates this past summer. Her primary band, 5 Spot, can often be seen performing at venues like Cat’s Eye Pub and local festivals.

Rachel is passionate about connecting with students of all ages and skill levels, sharing her love for singing, performance, and creative expression.

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LISTENING TO:

Atlus Sound Team - Persona 4
Eve - Smile
Fox Capture Plan - Life
Kana-Boon - Song of the Dead
AJORITY - Daydreams

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Grey Rayadurg

GUITAR - VOICE - PIANO - BASS - SONGWRITING - PRODUCTION

Grey is a versatile music teacher with over two decades of experience across multiple instruments and disciplines. As a local Baltimore artist, he frequently performs with his group The Honest Thief. With a decade of expertise as a vocalist in pop and R&B settings, Grey also provides instruction in rock and metal. His teaching philosophy emphasizes vocal therapy, improvisation, and songwriting, fostering a passion for helping students “find their own voice.”

As a multi-instrumentalist, Grey enjoys teaching a broad array of genres, guiding students to discover songs that excite them. He has over 15 years of experience playing and teaching guitar, piano, and bass. In the world of audio engineering, Grey works as a producer for recording sessions and excels in front-of-house and monitor mixing.

With a wide array of talents, Grey is a career musician committed to introducing students to the world of music, regardless of their age or experience level. His goal is to help foster a lifelong passion for music in every student.

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LISTENING TO:

Ichika Nito - The World is still Beautiful
Tyla - Tyla
Dirty Loops - loopified
The Home Team - Walk This World with Me
Fox Capture Plan - Butterfly

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Ida Dierker

Piano - Voice

Ida Dierker is a versatile musician known for her skills as a pianist and vocalist. With a passion for both practices and a deep understanding of music theory, Ida wishes to share her knowledge and nurture the musical talents of aspiring students.

Born and raised in Baltimore City, Ida attended the Baltimore School for the Arts for classical piano performance from 2017-2021. She began teaching private music lessons at age 17, and has attended UMBC for music performance since 2021.

Still working on and performing an array of classical music, Ida has also developed an interest in New Music, composing, and improvisation, all of which have changed the way she views teaching. Growing up classically trained, it was very easy to hold a strict idea of the way music should be taught. However, she believes that we should cultivate the idea that all students are unique and have their own way of understanding the world and growing. Ida strives to understand each of her students' learning styles and to bring out the growing side in every one of them. 

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LISTENING TO:

Tenci - My Heart is an Open Field
Little Dragon - Little Dragon
Glauque - Flaming Swords
Palm - Shadow Expert
Hiatus Kaiyote - Choose Your Weapon

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Marianne Thayer

Voice - BEGINNER Piano - Ukulele

Marianne Thayer is an active musician and educator in the Baltimore area, currently completing her final year at Towson University for a degree in Music Education. Despite her upbringing as a classical French horn player, Marianne’s passion lies with vocal music, and picks up solo and choral gigs whenever she can. From playing with her jazz trio, performing at senior centers or ringing with TU’s community choir, she enjoys a wide variety of styles and loves few things more than singing and teaching! Marianne’s goal after graduation is to become an elementary music teacher, and though she specializes in working with younger students, any aged student is welcome to take with her.

Aside from her busy school schedule during her internship with BCPS, Marianne works as the Operations Assistant for the Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras, serves as the Maryland Music Educators Association Collegiate Board Member, and is a Lead Social Group Facilitator at the Hussman Center for Autistic Adults.

When it comes to teaching style and philosophy, Marianne’s strongest belief is that music is an accessible and multi-faceted art form. Anyone of any ability level can be a musician, and Marianne strives to harbor a safe space for her students to explore their artistry, while also providing a comprehensive, fun, and uplifting musical experience.

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LISTENING TO:

Sam Greenfield - Check Your DM’s
Katy Kirby - Peppermint
John Batiste - FREEDOM
Laura Elliot - Grass Stains
Insignificant Others - i’m so glad I feel this way about you

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Ralph Bernabe

SONGWRITING - VOICE - GUITAR - PIANO - MUSIC THEORY

Ralph Bernabe is a Baltimore musician, songwriter, and instructor. He believes in learning and progressing in music at any age and time. “No one is ever too old to learn a new skill.” 

He began his musical endeavors by teaching himself guitar, piano, and vocals while performing jazz, pop, and country covers. Soon, he realized that he wanted to have music as his career. At 16, Ralph began taking piano, guitar, and voice lessons. This was only the beginning, and opened many doors in music for Ralph. His next chapter in life with music involved him receiving a Bachelor’s in Music Education in 2018 from Towson University.

For a majority of his life, he has performed with a variety of musicians and groups ranging from the Maryland State Boychoir to All State Jazz Bands from his adolescence. Today, he performs with two bands: The indie pop band called “Plant Dad” and a country project called “Cromwell and Sparrow.”

If he is not teaching, he is frequently performing all over the DMV area with his bands and writing with fellow songwriters throughout the East Coast and Canada. His philosophy is: your skills improve with every performance. To be a great musician, you also have to be a great performer.

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LISTENING TO:

Erkyah Badu - Certainly
Tom Misch - Movie
Plant Dad ft. Father - Immature
Hippo Campus - Buttercup
Eyas - Object Permanence

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Rosetta Isnardi (VIRTUAL ONLY)

PIANO - VIOLIN - VOICE - THEORY

Rosetta Isnardi is a lifelong musician, who believes wholly in the power of musical curiosity and expression. She began her musical career by slapping at the piano’s keys cantankerously as a baby, and started lessons as a kindergartener in an effort to play more sonorously. Eventually she decided to devote her life to music, so she got a BS in Keyboard Performance (piano and harpsichord) from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY, and an MM in Piano Pedagogy and Performance from Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ. Her penchant for playing the piano has landed her on concert hall stages, ballet studios, recording studios, and in bars and rock stages (as a keyboardist with the band Survival Society..

Her incredibly supportive family endured years of squeaking as 4th grade Rosetta began her studies of the violin, and watched the growth of a young musician with an unquenchable thirst for classical music. In fact, in one of her happiest childhood memories, Rosetta recalls laying sprawled on the carpet, blasting Tchaikovsky 6 on the boombox in her bedroom, and playing Zelda games on her muted Game Boy Color. She wishes to bring that kind of joy to everyone.

Rosetta has taught in a variety of settings, and has decided the private studio is where her passion and talents lie. She lets her students’ tastes and curiosity determine exactly the ways she will teach them. She brings diversity to The Music Space with teaching piano, violin, voice, and music theory.

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LISTENING TO:

Arvo Part - Fratres
Dimmu Borgir - Progenies of the Great Apocalypse
Led Zeppelin - Since I’ve Been Loving You
Leo Delibes - Coppelia

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