First consultation is always free
Music Lesson Packages in Rochester, NY
One rate for Ryan's time, whatever the instrument: $100 an hour. The more you commit, the less each lesson costs.
Ryan is performing in Taiwan with Leon Hsu from October 14 to 28. Free phone consultations stay open October 16 to 25, evenings Eastern time.
Lesson length
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Single Lesson
$75 per lesson
Pay as you go
For trying a lesson, one-off audition prep, or keeping it casual.
- Drums, piano or music theory
- In-studio, online, or in your home (+$15)
- Ryan will email you within one business day to schedule
- 24-hour cancellation
- If the first lesson isn't a fit, you don't pay for it.
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Flex Pack
$69 per lesson
$552 for 8 lessons
For adults, gigging musicians and families with shifting schedules.
- Drums, piano or music theory
- In-studio, online, or in your home (+$15)
- Ryan will email you within one business day to book your first lesson
- Schedule one at a time, use within four months
- Reply to questions within one week
- With 24 hours' notice a lesson is never lost
- Need more time? One two-month extension, no questions.
- If the first lesson isn't a fit, you don't pay for it.
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Monthly
Most popular
$67.50 per lesson
$270 billed monthly
For most families.
- Standing weekly slot, yours as long as you're enrolled
- One make-up a month with 24 hours' notice
- Reply to video or text questions within 2 days
- Two-line practice note each month
- Written progress note each semester
- Two studio recitals a year
- Cancel any time with 30 days' notice
- If the first lesson isn't a fit, you don't pay for it.
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Full Year
Best value
$63.75 per lesson
$229.50 a month, 10 payments
For students on the NYSSMA, audition or recital track.
- 36 lessons, September through June
- First pick of lesson times each semester
- Reply to video or text questions within 24 hours
- Audition-ready commitment
- Mock audition with score sheet each semester
- One free recital-prep session each semester
- Two make-ups per semester
- Written progress note each semester
- 10% off a sibling's package
- If the first lesson isn't a fit, you don't pay for it.
Ryan comes to your school concert or festival performance when you tell him in advance. Online lessons are the same price as in-studio.
Every kid who wants to learn should be able to. If the rate is a stretch for your family, say so at the consultation and together you'll find something that works.
Audition Intensive
For NYSSMA, All-County, All-State and college jazz auditions.
Ryan knows this process because he went through it himself at Eastman. Pick the track by how far out the audition is.
About a year out
$63.75 per lesson
$229.50 a month, ten payments
36 lessons, September through June. Mock audition with score sheet each semester.
Reserve a yearAbout six months out
$1,620
for the six-month track
24 weekly 45-minute lessons.
Reserve the six-month trackAbout three months out
$828
for the three-month track
12 weekly 45-minute lessons.
Reserve the three-month track
What happens at the consultation
- Thirty minutes, free, at the studio or by phone. Your child is welcome but not required.
- The consultation covers goals, experience and schedule, and Ryan answers every question you have.
- No pressure to sign up on the spot. If it's a fit, we pick a start date.
If the first lesson isn't a fit, you don't pay for it.
More ways to learn
After a private foundation
Group drum lessons
Small groups of three or four drummers at the same level, one kit, everyone plays and everyone learns from watching. Weekly six-week blocks, plus a monthly studio class open to all levels. Sorted into groups when you sign up. Rochester area. Location details when you sign up. $50 per student per 60-minute session, $300 per six-week block, three to four students. Monthly studio class $60, or $40 for Monthly and Full Year students. Paid up front; a block is cancelled and refunded if fewer than three enrol.
Join the waitlistFor bands and ensembles
Combo coaching
Bring your band, or Ryan will form one from his students. Ninety minutes a week for eight weeks, ending with a performance. Jazz standards, rock and pop, worship, whatever the group is playing. One fee per band, split however you like. $150 per band per 90-minute session, $1,200 per eight-week block.
Ask about coachingDrummers and pianists
Church musicians
Ryan plays drums and piano at church and coaches worship musicians on playing from charts, following a leader, dynamics and serving the song. Private lessons, or a session with your team.
Book a free consultation
Band directors: Ryan also runs percussion sectionals and jazz clinics for school programs. Email rmbarski@gmail.com.