Welcome! I am a Juilliard trained music teacher with 10 years of experience located in Mount Washington, Los Angeles. I teach guitar, piano, drums, bass and ukulele and am available for virtual and in person lessons.
My Approach
I like to find out what songs and music the student enjoys and what their goals are and then to help give them the tools they need to play the songs they like while still having fun. Starting simple and progressing at a steady pace.
I use my music education, teaching expertise and skills on multiple instruments to provide an enhanced experience in a variety of musical settings.
Whether it is taking students from their first lesson to their first performance or taking the proficient player to the next level, I enjoy showing students how to play the songs they want, while building a strong foundation to build on.
My Background
Ryland Kelly is a graduate of The Juilliard School where he studied bass, piano and composition with members of the New York Philharmonic and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Nationally, he has performed at such notable venues as The Blue Note, The Highline Ballroom, Sullivan Hall, and The Kennedy Center. Over the past few years Ryland has dedicated even more of his time to teaching Bass, Guitar, Piano, Drums, Rock Band and the music production software Ableton Live. He finds the experience of working with all ages and levels very inspiring and fulfilling. Ryland also finds the process of taking a student from their first lesson to their first concert to be very rewarding.
Prior to starting Moving Forward Music, he taught music lessons in Michigan (Axis Music Academy and Grosse Pointe Music Academy), New York (Musipire and Bennett Academy of Music) and Los Angeles (Opus Music School and San Marino Music Center).
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Studio Location
Mount Washington
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Hours
Monday-Friday
1pm-7pm PST
Contact
movingforwardmusiclessons@gmail.com
(818) 925-4084