Music

Piano

Ryan L.

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Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 5+

Speaks Spanish, French

Teaching since 2006

Master of Music; Musicology

About Ryan L.

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Ryan M. Luévano (he/him) is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, composer, conductor, professor of music and theatre critic in the greater Los Angeles area. He’s served as music director for Santa Ana College, The Colony Theatre, The Sierra Madre Playhouse and the Burbank Community Theater. Additionally, he’s worked as a professor of music at Woodbury University, Santa Ana College and Rio Hondo College. He is also a regular teaching artist at A Noise Within Theatre Company in Pasadena, on the board of directors on the Foundation for New American Musicals, a staff writer for Stage Raw, and a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America. As a classical/jazz trumpet player he has performed with tournament of Roses Honor band, the Pasadena Pops Orchestra, the Crown City Symphony and in various musical theater productions. He performs regularly with his jazz band the Crown City Combo in various venues in the greater LA area. Most recently he was accepted as Artists-in-Residence at Chateau d’Orquevaux in France for summer 2021, awarded the Denis Diderot Grant for his work on the musical 57 Bus and won the Full Circle Players’ New Works Play Festival in 2021 for his play La Lavadora.

Instructor details

Subject

Location:

Teaches Online

Teaching Hours

Monday

3 PM-9 PM

Tuesday

3 PM-9 PM

Wednesday

3 PM-9 PM

Thursday

3 PM-9 PM

Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Pricing

45 minutes

$70

60 minutes

$90

ReviewsWrite a review

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4 Reviews

James Mayuga

Online

Ryan was such an amazing human being. Would highly recommend him!

Posted Mar 8, 2022

James

Student's home

Marvelous instructor for an old student (76). Apparently if you can teach young students, you are best equipped to handle the older students.

Posted Oct 21, 2020

Jonelle Pickett

Student's home

Excellent at giving pointers and exercises to help students improve sound quality. Patient, positive and personable.

Posted Oct 24, 2015

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Experience

Professor

Feb, 2019 - Present

Rio Hondo College

Teaches classes in Music Appreciation, History of Rock and Roll, History of Hip Hop and the History of Film Music.

Professor

Feb, 2017 - Present

Santa Ana College

Music Director and teaches classes in Music Appreciation, History of Rock and Roll, and History of Film Music.

Professor

May, 2014 - Present

Woodbury University

• Teachs a course in music in film • Designs and administers exams, quizzes, lectures and writing assignments

Music Instructor

Aug, 2013 - Mar, 2021

88 Keys Music academy

• Designs and Implements 6 Week Curriculum for group lessons • Teaches private trumpet lessons, composition, and music history

Music Director

Aug, 2013 - Mar, 2015

Burbank Community Theater

• Responsible for all music related aspects of the musical theater productions • Participates in auditions and casting • Teaches singers their parts, then coaches them in phrasing, pacing, and musical/dramatic intent • Rehearses and hires the orchestra musicians • Conducts the musical performances from the orchestra pit

Education

Bachelors; Musicology

Sep, 2005 - Jun, 2009

California State University, Long Beach Cole Conservatory

Master of Music; Musicology

Sep, 2009 - Jun, 2013

California State University, Long Beach Cole Conservatory of Music

Awards

Winner of New Works Play Festival

Jan, 2021

Full Circle Players

Affiliations

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Jan, 2010

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more than 480,000 US composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers. The ASCAP is committed to nurturing music makers throughout their careers.