Biography
Dr. Ryan Lemoine is a saxophonist and educator previously based in New Orleans, Louisiana who has performed and taught throughout the United States and Europe. He is an award-winning performer, recognized at the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition (2015) and the inaugural NASA Saxophone Quartet competition (2008). As a researcher, he conducted an ultrasound study of saxophonists' tongue motions during pitch bends. He has published (Saxophone Symposium, 2020) and presented his findings at regional and national North American Saxophone Alliance conferences as well as at the inaugural American Single Reed Summit. An Adjunct Faculty member at Paradise Valley and Estrella Mountain Community Colleges, he also maintained a private lesson studio in southeast Louisiana, and was previously the resident saxophone instructor at the Ellis Marsalis Music Center, Harmony Project PHX, and Rosie’s House Music Academy.
Education
Master's Music Performance, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Bachelor's Music Performance, Louisiana State University
DM.A. Music Performance, Arizona State University
Master's Music Performance, Fontys School of the Arts