Ryan R. Brown is an alumnus of Westminster Choir College located in Princeton, New Jersey where he studied Music Education. During his career at Westminster, he gained extensive professional performing experience as both a soloist and a choral singer. Recently, he played the role of "Pontifex" in Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion' with the Philadelphia Orchestra. As an opera chorister, he has found himself performing in several modern operas with the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina and the Lincoln Center Festival in New York City, New York. As a member of the Westminster Symphonic Choir, Ryan has sung with major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the London Philharmonia, the East-Western Divan Orchestra, the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra, and the Princeton Symphony Orchestra. He has had the privilege to perform under the baton of major orchestral maestros including Gustavo Dudamel, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Alan Gilbert, Daniel Barenboim, Andrew Manze, and Rossin Milanov.
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Statement of Music Education Philosophy:
With a deep grounding in Critical Pedagogy, my simplified philosophy of music education is threefold. Firstly, I feel it is important to connect to the student's world and prepare them for creating meaningful musical experiences. These experiences are the gateway to achieving higher levels of musical understanding. Secondly, I believe in challenging students to take the driver's seat in their own education by helping them develop essential skills such as music literacy, musical expression, and healthy vocal production. Lastly, I believe in the power that music can have on creating community and how communal learning experiences can influence the depth of meaning associated with formal learning.
With a deep grounding in Critical Pedagogy, my simplified philosophy of music education is threefold. Firstly, I feel it is important to connect to the student's world and prepare them for creating meaningful musical experiences. These experiences are the gateway to achieving higher levels of musical understanding. Secondly, I believe in challenging students to take the driver's seat in their own education by helping them develop essential skills such as music literacy, musical expression, and healthy vocal production. Lastly, I believe in the power that music can have on creating community and how communal learning experiences can influence the depth of meaning associated with formal learning.