At Sing House Studios, we love music! We believe in teaching the fundamentals to create a strong foundation, regardless of what type of music you wish to sing or play.
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Sing House Studios
200 Vanguard Dr., Ottawa, ON K4A 1A1
Meet Your Coach
Ryan
Master Guitar, Bass, Ukulele & Songwriting Coach
With over 20 years of professional playing, touring, and coaching experience, Ryan is a multi-instrumental specialist who turns technical string fundamentals into dynamic performance skills — helping students play whatever they love, from acoustic singer-songwriter material to pop, rock, and beyond.
Coaching Style
How Ryan Coaches
Ryan works with students of all ages and skill levels — from absolute beginners to advanced musicians. Whether your goal is picking up a guitar for the first time, learning to accompany your vocals, mastering songwriting, or getting stage-ready, he adapts every lesson to your personal goals and the music you want to play — pop, acoustic, folk, and everything in between, not just rock and metal. His coaching style is patient, encouraging, and centered around music you genuinely love to play.
Background
His Musical Journey
Coaching Focus
Where Ryan Helps Students Grow
From foundational fingerpicking to complex arrangements across Guitar, Bass, and Ukulele, Ryan guides students through chord progression, lyric development, and song structure. His formal vocal training means he can also coach the mechanics of singing and playing at the same time — without breaking rhythm or vocal control.
On Stage
Real-World Experience
A staple in the local Ottawa music scene, Ryan has performed hundreds of shows over his 20+ year career — playing original acoustic music as well as fronting two active heavy metal bands. He's also a national tour veteran, having toured extensively across Canada with pop-punk outfit Holly Acres. This real-world gigging experience means he coaches students not just on technique, but on the confidence, stage presence, and musicality needed to play with others or perform live. His formal vocal training also makes him a dual-performance specialist, able to coach singers on how to sing and play string instruments at the same time.
His own bands lean rock and metal, but his coaching covers whatever genre a student wants to play — pop, acoustic, folk, and beyond.
Sound
Favorite Artists
Whether you're picking up an instrument for the first time or taking original songs to the stage, the focus is rock-solid technique and real-world performance skills that make you feel unstoppable.
— On Ryan's approach
