Robert “Bobby” Potter (They / Them) grew up in Howard County. Their music journey actually started at Mike’s Music with Bobby taking their first guitar lesson at age 7. Throughout grade school and at Mike’s they hopped around on instruments, playing percussion, bass, french horn, mellophone, and saxophone. Later on, they earned their Bachelor’s degree in Music Education in 2023 and a Master’s of Arts in Teaching in 2025. During college they played a variety of other instruments including Viol de Gamba. They have also performed in a variety of community theatre musicals, such as Be More Chill and Songs for a New World, as an instrumentalist, conductor, and light operator. 

Beyond teaching lessons, Bobby has experience in classroom instrumental and special education.