With a profound passion for all things music, Becca Schultz founded Vesper School of Music in 2013. She based her career in music education, music performance, and business management since moving to Portland in 2007.

After beginning piano lessons at age 5, Becca went on to earn a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz and Classical Piano Performance and a minor in Gender Studies summa cum laude from Portland State University. While at PSU she studied with Portland greats Darrell Grant, Lisa Marsh, Brian Ward, Ezra Weiss, and Mary Kogen. Becca received the Leadership in Undergraduate Research Award at PSU which allowed her to pursue her interest in Body Mapping and piano pedagogy more deeply. Through this grant she published her research in the book "Coordinate Movement Curriculum for the Piano" and presented at the 2011 McNair Scholars Conference. Over the last decade plus, Becca has developed the unique curriculum used at Vesper that reflects her holistic teaching philosophy.

As a performing keyboardist and vocalist, Becca has played and recorded with a number of Portland bands. For several years she toured with choral folk-rock band Ages and Ages in the US, Europe, and Canada. Since 2013 she has been an active artist with the non-profit organization Piano. Push. Play. Becca’s piano and keyboard playing has been featured on many studio albums.

In 2019 Becca released Prisma, her second album of original contemporary classical music. Prisma was released alongside a book of piano sheet music. Her debut album of original piano compositions, Terrain, was released in 2012.

In addition to music, Becca enjoys woodworking, cycling, and spending time with her husband, Vesper School of Music General Manager Paul Laxer, and their blue standard poodle Bravo.