Ryan

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Piano and voice teacher with nearly 20 years experience and two degrees. Teaching each and every student is an adventure to me, so I do love my work. It's thrilling to see progress!

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About Ryan

Ryan Patrick Murphy is the Music Director at St. Barnabas the Apostle Catholic Church in O’Fallon, Missouri, where he serves as organist, choirmaster, and cantor. He recently completed a term as Interim Organist of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis.

Mr. Murphy has also served as organist, choirmaster, and cantor at multiple churches in Pittsburgh, PA . He was an organist and cantor at the St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh and has performed as an organist in six states and the District of Columbia. In 2011 he came in third in the Rodgers North American Classical Organ Competition and was a winner of the 2005 Duquesne University Concerto Competition, playing Dimitri Shostakovich’s second piano concerto.

Mr. Murphy is the founder of the Schola Cantorum of the Pittsburgh Oratory, a liturgical choir which sings Gregorian chant on a weekly basis and has performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He has studied chant with Scott Turkington, William Mahrt, Fr. Stephen Concordia, and Dom Daniel Saulnier in Solesmes, France. Ryan served as the Gregorian chant faculty member at the annual Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest Choir Camp from 2015 through 2017.

Mr. Murphy has a Master of Music degree in Organ Performance from Cleveland State University, where he studied with Horst Buchholz. He has a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Duquesne University, where he studied with Natasha Snitkovsky. He teaches piano, organ, and voice privately to about forty students throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. A Colleague of the American Guild of Organists, he enjoys reading, golfing, dancing, and cycling in his free time. Ryan serves as the president of Una Voce St. Louis. He lives in St. Charles, Missouri with his wife Kelsey and daughter Cecily.

About the lesson

I genuinely love what I do and I am highly skilled. I emphasize the skills that are hardest to learn without a teacher—my goal is for music to be an integral part of the rest of your life, whether or not you're taking lessons. What I love most about teaching is hearing the slow, steady progress my students make week after week and being an integral part of it. There’s nothing like it!

How did you get started doing this type of work?
I was sought out as a teacher while I was still an undergraduate student. I started with just one student, and the rest is history!
What types of customers have you worked with?
All kinds! Teaching each and every student is an adventure to me, so I do love my work. I'm capable of teaching advanced students, but most of my students are beginners. It's thrilling to see progress.
Describe a recent project you are fond of. How long did it take?
My studio recital on August 26. My beginning students played duets for the first time, AP played a whole Mozart Sonata, and KM played a very difficult transcription of video game music he'd been working on for over 5 months!
What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
For piano lessons, look for someone who puts the highest importance on counting out loud while playing and on reading the music. Those are two extremely important skills that are very hard to develop without a good teacher.
What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?
Whether or not they're able to commit to quality daily practice, even if it's limited. The more of a beginner you are the more incremental your progress is, so frequency of practice is important.

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