Music PLACE's mission is to foster a love of lifelong learning through music.

Music PLACE helps build music & life skills by:
Building a vibrant music community that helps develop passionate learners and curious thinkers through creative expression and artistic voice.

Encouraging the development of musical creativity through composition, performance, theory, audiation, ear training, technique, history, listening, & exploration.

Giving students a voice through personalized, competency-based education and learning strategies that help to meet individual needs and goals.
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Helping students excel through the development of key 21st Century skills and encouraging habits of mind and personal growth mindset for increased resiliency.

Instilling the tools that students of all ages need to apply critical and creative thinking to other areas of their life.
Music is a vehicle for creating personal meaning and understanding the world around us. The study of music is a powerful opportunity for people of all ages to develop discipline and persistence, habits that are necessary for the development of 21st Century skills. Playing and creating music provides a way for people to freely express themselves and connect deeply with others. These personal connections are integral to our health and well-being, giving us a chance to listen to each other and more fully comprehend the human experience. Learning music should bring enjoyment AND personal fulfillment.

-Luke Rackers, Founder, Teaching Artist and Educator/Music Scholar
The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before.

-Neil Gaiman

Opportunities for All Ages & Levels

AFFORDABLE
COMPREHENSIVE
INDIVIDUALIZED
​CREATIVE
REWARDING
PASSIONATE
EXPERIENTIAL
FUN & JOYFUL

Luke Rackers

Luke Rackers, the founder of Music PLACE, has been a private studio and community music educator for over a decade. With a Master of Fine Arts in Music Composition and Pedagogy, Luke continues to find new ways to integrate music composition into piano curriculum and encourage musical creativity at all ages and levels. In addition to piano and composition lessons, Luke designs online courses that help to instill a passion for music-making and total musicianship. Luke is a passionate and caring educator who helps students develop a love for music with lifelong learning and creativity as a foundation. Inspiring students through curiosity, developing a joy for learning, and guiding students to reach their technical and artistic potential are the top priorities in Luke's studio. 
FOUNDER, PRIVATE EDUCATOR, COMPOSER, PIANIST
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Why Do We Love Music?
By Robert J. Zatorre, Ph.D.

Editor’s Note: While the human brain is hardwired to feel pleasure for basic survival necessities, such as eating and sex, music—although obviously pleasurable—doesn’t offer the same evolutionary advantages. So why do we respond to patterns of sounds that disappear in an instant? Why do we belt music from the top of our lungs, learn to play instruments, and empty our bank accounts to see Bruce Springsteen on Broadway? Our author offers some valuable insights.

How Music Can Make You Better
By Indre Viskontas

Music and the human brain. A neuroscientist and opera singer guides us through the science of how and why music moves us.

Music Lessons Improve Children's Cognitive Skills & Academic Performance

The first large-scale, longitudinal study of its type in the Netherlands has found that structured music lessons significantly enhance children's cognitive abilities - particularly around inhibition, planning and verbal intelligence and therefore their academic achievement. The study involved 147 primary school children over two-and-a-half years.

Start your musical journey today! ​​

Have you been interesting in music lessons but don't know where to start? Do you have a child or loved one that would benefit from music and arts education? Would you like to get your feet wet with an introductory online course?
​Explore our lesson and course options or contact us today for more details!
Private lessons and group classes are available in Montpelier, VT. Private lessons are also available virtually.
Online courses will be available in 2020 with options for earning high school credit.