Another muscial, educational , rewarding and fun year for our students is about to begin.

To Register: send a note to anne@RysonsMusic.com or give me a call at 905-682-6832. - Anne.

Once agian this year we are pleased to offer music lessons for the following musical instruments; Piano, violin, voice, flute, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba, drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, and bass guitar.   All of our lessons contain music theory, history, harmony, and counterpoint.  And of  course we are rapidly becoming known as the Home of FiddleFest and Fiddle Lessons, and groups.

Our brass and woodwinds students will have the opportunity to take the Royal Conservatory Exams, and on the fun side, they’ll be able to participate in our many band groups playing for local Festivals and Concerts.

Last year our music teachers and students set many new standards and records of accomplishment.

We’re very proud of; Brian Heximer (grade 8 tuba). Brian has been accepted at Western University this fall; Ferhus Grundy received grade 6 trombone; Tyler Versluis received grade 9 oboe; Brianna Wing received grade 9 oboe and is working on grade 10; Susan Wassill was the Kiwanis Festival winner in flute; Spencer D’Amore won in trumpet; and many more students have accomplished their credits for high school and university in brass and woodwinds.

We believe that students who invest hard work and real dedication to their music lessons, deserve to have a little fun as well.

A couple of years ago we began to form student bands. This gives the student first hand experience in playing with other musicians, and in public

Of course our most famous student band in the last couple of years has been the Golden Hammers.

This year the Hammers have performed at several different functions, and their popularity continues to grow.  Some of their performances included;  Friendship Festival Ft. Erie, Canal Days, Pt. Colborne, GM Car Show, Knights of Columbus Centennial, and several school fun fairs.  The Golden Hammers were also nominated for the Niagara Music Awards, and won the Downtown Association “In The Soil”.
They will be performing once again at the Grape and Wine Festival at Montebello Park, and for the Pied Piper Parade on  September 19th.  They’ll also be at the Community Living Center in Queenston Heights on Sept. 12th.

We also have a new group called the Rockin’ Daisies.  This is an “All Girls” rock group with members ranging from ages 12 to 15. These gals have a lot of attitude and have already caught the attention of the local community at Canal Days, and the GM Car Show.

The Rockin’ Daisies will  be playing at Climate, at Montebello Park for Grape and Wine Festival Sept. 19th., and for Community Living in Queenston Heights on Sept. 12.

Both the Golden Hammers, and the Rockin’ Daisies are under the musical direction of Dave Tufford and myself. They are available to perform at public functions. Just give me a call at Ryson’s or send me an email to anne@rysonsmusic.com.

Our Rock Bands under the direction of;  Dave Tufford, Torry Doyle, Jordan Phelan, Tim Popek, and myself performed extremely well in the Kiwanis Music Festival.
We received a lot of compliments from the adjudicators and parents of the students.

• The Senior Band played ThunderStruck by ACDC for a score of 96
• Intermediate Band played Back in the  USSR for a 95
• The Junior Band scored a 93 for their performance of Every Breath you take. All guitar solos were outstanding.

Our vocal students were not to be outdone by their instrumental counterparts.  Last year’s Junior Idol winner, Natalie Vurro successfully defended her title as the Junior Idol for 2009.  You may know Natalie as the very talented female singer who appears with the Hammers. Also Kayla McGowan won the Mini Idol in vocals. Both of these young ladies are under the direction of our vocal teacher Lauren Gasbarini.

Several of our voice students completed and passed their Royal Conservatory Exams; Samantha Allison, Abby Cryer, Natasha  Kowalenko, Karen Hart, and many more.

Piano Achievements; Sarah Vanderzalm just completed her grade 9 and Tyler Versluis passed his grade 8 piano in addition to grade 9 oboe  as mentioned above. Then there was Kristopher Grude ,Lindsay and many more who reached their goals and working towards their  credits for university.

Our Violin Lessons are excellent. Private lessons at Royal Conservatory Standards and Suzuki studies as well. Larissa Milar  is working on grade 8 violin, as well as Allison Scholten and Ben Abrahams and many more serious violin students.  Trisha  Gorman who has turned into a fine player, overcame some techique problems and has worked very hard this year.  Trisha deserves a  big bouquet and a great round of applause for her accomplishment.

As you can see, Ryson’s Studio is our Musical Family. We work very hard to achieve our musical goals and credits, but we also  have a lot of fun which we believe is the reason our students accomplish so much.

No boredom here. Our students enjoy the  opportunities to play in public for the community which in turn supports them.

If you’d like to become a member of our family, simply send me a note to anne@rysonsmusic.com, or give me a phone call at 905-682-6832.  We’re open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 9:00pm, and on Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm.