Nathan Richardson was once the front man of Maximus, named one of the top 15 bands in Houston by the Houston Press. He has been featured at venues like the House of Blues and Warehouse Live, and performed in many big name music festivals, all before the age of 15. He released three solo EPs on Groundhog Day o…

Amanda Ridge, a native Houstonian, started playing the cello at five years old. By the time she graduated from high school at HSPVA, studying under Lisa Vosdoganes, she had already performed in New York City and Chicago and was traveling to China to perform for the Chinese Government shortly after. She then w…

Houston violinist Melanie Riordan began playing the violin at the age of ten in her hometown of New Rochelle, NY. After graduating from the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College, Melanie received her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University where she studied with esteemed pedagogue Cyrus Forough. While at CMU, Mel…

Joe Risch was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up amongst the cherry orchards of Door County, Wisconsin. He exuded a deep passion for music at an early age, but it wasn’t until he picked up a guitar at age 12, that his native ability was realized. That summer, he locked himself in his room with his ne…

Kristen Roberts is an active performer and music teacher in the Houston area. Introduced to classical music through an after-school strings program in her hometown, Kristen’s music education began on the violin. She took private lessons with Craig Sorgi (San Antonio Symphony, Assistant Concertmaster) and su…

Ms. Roberts is thrilled to be a part of the Lessons in Your Home teaching team! A graduate of Sam Houston State University’s School of Music, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Music with a concentration in Voice in 2016, and has been teaching private voice lesson since her completion of her degree. As a te…

Elisabeth Rodgerson is originally from Baltimore, Maryland. She has been playing violin since she was seven and has taken lessons from many teachers throughout her playing career. She took private and group lessons as well as music theory classes at Peabody Preparatory School in Baltimore. Her background in m…

Abbi Rodrigue is currently enrolled at Houston Baptist University as a Music Education major. Growing up, Abbi was surrounded by music and thus is extremely passionate when it comes to the importance of studying music at any and every age.

Throughout grade school, Abbi had 8 years of piano lessons where …

Emilio Rodriguez is a Houston-based musician and composer who began his musical journey learning to play bass at the age of 7. He studied music under Jose and Julio Pecina, who are well-respected music teachers in the Houston area. Since then, he has learned various instruments, most notably the guitar and th…

Originally from Los Angeles, Emely moved to Houston when she was 10 years old. It was around this time that she became deeply interested in playing an instrument. Even though she came from a home that could not afford private lessons and rented instruments, she continued on and with the help of a her school t…