Summary
Gene Ryman is a dedicated music educator and pianist with nine years of classroom and private-teaching experience, now relocating to Houston and seeking full-time roles in choir, theory, or general music. He has a track record of program-building—creating a century-of-pop general music course, heavily revising district theory curriculum toward student-centered learning, and integrating technology and cross-curricular work. As a choir director he earned four nominations for Best Music Direction and led a women’s a cappella ensemble to Intercollegiate semifinals, demonstrating both artistic and competitive success. He also brings broad service experience from community outreach piano programs and preferred-substitute work across a district, ensuring continuity and strong classroom management. Complementing his music credentials are front-end web development skills from a Udacity Nanodegree, giving him practical digital literacy for modern music education tools. Gene combines performance, pedagogy, curriculum design, and applied tech skills to create engaging, standards-aligned learning experiences.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Musical Studies, 3.12, Bachelor’s Degree, Musical Studies, 3.12 at State University of New York College at Potsdam
Nanodegree, Front-End Web Development, N/A, Nanodegree, Front-End Web Development, N/A at Udacity
Master’s Degree, Music Education, 3.46, Master’s Degree, Music Education, 3.46 at Boston University