About Ryan O'Rourke
Ryan O'Rourke
Music Teacher, Professional
Get to know Ryan O'Rourke
My name is Ryan O'Rourke and I am a STEM college student who has also studied music since 2014. I primarily study Astrophysics as well as Computer Science, however I have continued to work on music as an understudy throughout college. I've always been one to push and challenge myself, which is why bands like Polyphia, Animals as Leaders, or more underground names such as Ichika Nito and Marcin Patrzalek have been major influences to my own musical journey. Amongst those influences however, was an incredible instructor, who helped me push myself throughout my musical journey. Like my own instructor before me, I value pushing my students to become the best version of themselves that they can be.
My goal as a music instructor is first and foremost, to ensure that my students enjoy playing their instrument, while also pushing them to step out of their comfort zone and embrace new challenges as they play. The approach I take in each lesson revolves around not simply teaching my students how to play an individual piece of music, but on how they may take what they've learned from that piece, and apply it to their own playing. I want to spark a passion in my students to not just perform music but to create it!
In lessons, I teach my students an all-encompassing range of techniques through practical application. Instead of strictly sticking to boring old exercises, I find songs that implement certain techniques to make learning it more fun for my students. This also furthers their understanding of the technique by showing how it may be used when writing real music.
Ultimately my goal is to do more than teach an instrument. I seek to assist students in becoming independent problem solvers as well as learners, and I guide them in their journey to finding their own artistic voices.
Ryan O'Rourke teaches at:
2308 Nesconset Hwy Suite C
Stony Brook, NY 11790
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