Mr. Ryan loves when his guitar students discover music in a way that is encouraging, accessible, and entertaining. A big kid himself, he enjoys leading classes and learning with his students through the music that they love.
 
At the Wheaton Yamaha Music School, Mr. Ryan is one of the first guitar instructors in the United States to teach a Yamaha guitar course. His classes and private lessons are a friendly music-making environment.

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HOMETOWN

• St. Louis, Missouri

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EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Music, Guitar Performance, Webster University

• Master of Music, Guitar Performance, San Francisco Conservatory

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EXPERIENCE

• Outreach Performer, San Francisco Symphony

• Audio Engineer, SFCM Recording Studio

• Executive Director, Nightingale Ensemble

 
FAVORITE MUSICIANS

• Igor Stravinsky

• Arvo Pärt

• The National

• Pink Floyd

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INTERESTS

• Learning new languages (working on Japanese!)

• Playing video games