Ryan Taylor - Piano tutor - Walkersville

1^st lesson free

Ryan Taylor

5 (7 reviews)

Rate $56
Response 24h
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Number of students Ryan Taylor has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
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Number of students Ryan Taylor has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (7 reviews)

$56/h

1^st lesson free

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I teach piano, theory, composition, and Ableton Live. I'm a Berklee graduate and published author with 9 years of teaching experience.

Piano
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About Ryan Taylor

Ryan is a composer, author, pianist, music producer, and teacher. Ryan is the author of a music theory and composition textbook entitled The Theory and Creation of Music. He has won awards for his original music, such as his first place award for Best Original Film Score in the Montgomery County Film Festival in 2011. He also has performed in prestigious venues like the Takoma Park Jazz Festival and the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. Ryan has written music in orchestral to electronic styles and performed as both a classical and jazz pianist. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music in Contemporary Writing and Production. He was accepted in 2013 with a scholarship and finished the four-year program only two and half years later. He has studied with great teachers such as the amazing composer and concert pianist Jeffrey Chappell. He has also studied guitar performance on the side and experiments with different instruments whenever he can.

About the lesson

I offer a creative, relaxing, and informative atmosphere. I'm happy to follow a student's interest when possible, and I love sharing what I know. I tend to emphasize a deep understanding of why music sounds the way it does as well as guidance through fun and creative projects.

I offer lessons in many subjects including: composition, songwriting, improvisation, music theory, piano performance, music production, and Ableton Live.

Composition - Songwriting - Improvisation - Music Theory

My passion for music began when I was seven years old. It all started for me with composition and improvisation. For those who may not be familiar, improvisation is the art of creating original music and playing it at the same time. I love making my own original music and I have since the very beginning of my musical journey. To this day, composition and improvisation are some of my favorite things to do and teach.

I wrote a 400+ page book on theory and composition and have developed my own unique method for approaching these topics. My approach includes an integrated method of intellectual and creative development. It is truly unfortunate that so often music theory is presented as a mere collection of naming systems and rules. In music lessons, I teach not just how to talk about music but the fascinating complexity of how music actually works! By revealing why music sounds the way it does, we can connect theory to creative endeavors like composing, songwriting, and improvising. When you elevate music theory to this level, it becomes creative and practical.

Through a process of working on projects, receiving feedback, and learning key strategies for creating more of what you want in your music, we will dive deeply into the art of producing original music. Depending on your goals, I can also incorporate instruction on ear training, arranging, orchestration, music software and recording tools.

Piano Performance

The piano is a wonderful instrument with an incredibly versatile range of abilities. The piano has the potential to produce some really beautiful and inspiring music but there is also a lot to know. In piano lessons, I'll provide guidance on the key aspects of playing the piano: interpreting a piece of music accurately and with artistic expressiveness, improving technical ability, learning methods for efficient fingering and effective pedaling technique, and developing greater control over emphasis, dynamics, and timing. If you are a beginner and aren't sure what all those things mean, that's fine too. I also offer introductory instruction on how to read music and get started playing the piano.

Ableton Live - Music Production and Technology

Modern technological tools are revolutionizing the possibilities for musical artists. By learning about music production, you can have the sounds of the orchestra, rock band, and beyond all at your finger tips. I offer instruction in Ableton Live and other related plug-ins and hardware equipment. Depending on your goals, music production lessons can include instruction on synthesizers, samplers, recording, mixing and mastering. If these terms sound like Greek to you, that's fine too! All that is required for music production lessons is an interest in creating or recording music with a computer!

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Wendy
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Perfect! He is a teacher with knowledge blended in himself. My daughter enjoys his music composing lesson. She told me she understands things deeper with his class, and she feels the passion to write her own music. Mr. Ryan has written a music theory and composing textbook, which my daughter find very insightful and helpful for both her coming CM10 piano certificate and the current composing class. We are happy to find a right teacher.
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Wendy

Perfect! He is a teacher with knowledge blended in himself. My daughter enjoys his music composing lesson. She told me she understands things deeper with his class, and she feels the passion to write her own music. Mr. Ryan has written a music theory and composing textbook, which my daughter find very insightful and helpful for both her coming CM10 piano certificate and the current composing class. We are happy to find a right teacher.
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Tamir
- 5
Perfect! Ryan is clearly an awesome teacher! He was able to steer the convo towards what he thought made sense to learn, but very happy to take it in the direction I wanted to. Explained things simply and responded to my questions in a way that made sense. He also gave really practical practice tips. Highly recommended.
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Tamir

Perfect! Ryan is clearly an awesome teacher! He was able to steer the convo towards what he thought made sense to learn, but very happy to take it in the direction I wanted to. Explained things simply and responded to my questions in a way that made sense. He also gave really practical practice tips. Highly recommended.
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Neil

Awesome instruction. He caters to your needs, extremely knowledgeable. He actually wrote a text book on music theory. Highly recommend!!!
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Neil
Awesome instruction. He caters to your needs, extremely knowledgeable. He actually wrote a text book on music theory. Highly recommend!!!
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Cody

Ryan is experienced, knowledgeable, and passionate about music. He is able to take high level ideas in music theory and break them down in a way that is intuitive for even a beginner to understand. Highly recommend.
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Cody
Ryan is experienced, knowledgeable, and passionate about music. He is able to take high level ideas in music theory and break them down in a way that is intuitive for even a beginner to understand. Highly recommend.
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John-Michael

Ryan is a wonderful teacher! He has an amazing way of breaking down difficult concepts and his metaphors/philosophies for songwriting have led to many Eureka moments.
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John-Michael
Ryan is a wonderful teacher! He has an amazing way of breaking down difficult concepts and his metaphors/philosophies for songwriting have led to many Eureka moments.
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Amber

Ryan is amazing. Exceptionally talented and knowlegable and delightful to work with. He's incredible.
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Amber
Ryan is amazing. Exceptionally talented and knowlegable and delightful to work with. He's incredible.
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Evan

Ryan was a very knowledgable instructor who explained things in a very clear manner.
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Evan
Ryan was a very knowledgable instructor who explained things in a very clear manner.
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I teach piano, theory, composition, and Ableton Live. I'm a Berklee graduate and published author with 9 years of teaching experience.

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