Mastering Music

multi-instrumental lessons

My goal is simple: connect students with their instrument to allow complete creative freedom.

Teaching music is my life! Throughout my 20-year journey as a professional musician, I've helped students create a deep, lasting bond with music. My approach merges tradition with the latest advancements in technology, creating a holistic method that interweaves music, cognitive processes, physicality, and the demands of modernity. This approach not only enhances your skills as a player, but it also deepens your sense of connection with the music itself. As a family man and teacher of guitar, bass, piano, and music production, I believe the best motivator is FUN!

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• "The knowledge and tools I gain to use in music technology are so helpful. I like that our lessons are all focused on what the features of music technology do and when, where and how to use them. I walk away from each lesson knowing about a new tool, how it works, and how to use it."
• "Ryan’s teaching style and motivation work :-)"
• "The music theory, instruction, and fixed time to make progress all made a big difference for me"
• "The lessons are a lot of fun! That’s the most important thing. The vibe isn’t of perfection but of play."
• "Our lessons help me feel motivated even when it’s hard!"
• "Ryan is a great teacher. He listens to what I want out of lessons and his teaching method is incredibly rewarding because it’s centered around finding and fostering a personal bond between the student and music rather than just memorizing scales, etc."
• "Learning different approaches to memorization has been fascinating"
• "Re-learning the basics of synthesis made me realize how much I had missed trying to teach myself on YouTube"
• "My songs always come out more professional after working on them in a lesson"
• "I spend far less time mixing now and can focus on making great songs"

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Ryan Ehresman performing live at 1015 Folsom, San Francisco's biggest nightclub.

My musical career began at age 12 as the youngest paid member of a jazz band where I played countless gigs through middle and high school. I intended on going to college for music but, feeling burnt out from mechanical playing, changed my major immediately and graduated at the top of my class with a pure math degree. Realizing I needed a career within music, I worked as a street jazz guitarist in Europe for five years alongside writing and recording for rock and synth projects. I also created a successful YouTube channel focusing on teaching synthesizer techniques and improvisation. Later I got more heavily involved in audio engineering and DSP programming, and eventually created my own digital synthesizer and groovebox.

I currently live in Arcata, CA with my wife and three cats. I am a masters student studying machine learning in relation to generative music creation and other synthesized audio applications. Teaching music is my passion, and sharing my love of music with others always brightens my day. My students range from aspiring beginners to ex-classical students rekindling their passion for music.

I was featured as a Sequential Spotlight Artist.

My rates are based on the school year, with the consistency of monthly payments while school is in session. For adults it's a little different, but the same idea. Like a gym or sport, you pay for access to weekly lessons. This allows me to offer a lower rate while increasing attendance and student success. Alternatively, you may opt to purchase individual lessons. All rates are the same whether you are learning piano, guitar, bass, synthesizers, music production, or anything in between.

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