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Rachel has studied piano with Alexander Tselyakov and Megumi Masaki at Brandon University, and completed a Post-Baccalaureate in Collaborative piano with Laura Loewen and Judy Kehler-Siebert at University of Manitoba in 2012. She has also performed at summer programs with Opera NUOVA in Edmonton, and Contemporary Opera Lab in Winnipeg. Rachel seeks to bring from the piano a whole orchestra of colourful sound and support for those with whom she collaborates.

Rachel began teaching piano lessons in 2009. She has taught privately in Toronto for the past eight years, alongside directing church choirs, performing in small ensembles, and producing her own songs and recordings. Her students have enjoyed learning how to play varied styles of music, how to learn music independently, and how to take on a challenge using creative practice techniques.

She is flexible with teaching methods, and strives to be aware of strengths and shortcomings  so as to give each student a well-rounded education, opening doors to many different ways of approaching music throughout their lives.