Ryan Romine began playing the bassoon because his high school band already had enough saxophones. Twelve years later, he found himself gainfully employed and profoundly grateful for the popularity of the saxophone. 

Employer:  Shenandoah Conservatory

Title:  Associate Professor of Bassoon and Music Theory

Courses Taught: 

Applied Bassoon, Reed Making, Chamber Music, Diatonic Harmony and Simple Forms, Music Fundamentals, Ear Training, Advanced Sightsinging, The Artist Teacher in the Classroom, ShenCommunity

Performing Ensemble: The Van Buren Winds

Other Current Positions:

Bassoon Editor, The International Double Reed Society

Bassoon Instructor, Bocal Majority Double Reed Camps

Bassoonist, Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival

Education:

Doctor of Musical Arts (Bassoon Performance):  Michigan State University

Master of Music (Bassoon Performance):  Michigan State University

Bachelor of Music Education:  The Ohio State University

Major Teachers:  Christopher Weait and Michael Kroth

My Professional Goals:

1. •Train a generation of bassoonists who are capable technicians and sensitive interpreters of their art
   

2. •Provide them the skills and work ethic necessary for success in performance, education, and high-level graduate work
   

My Studio Goals:

1. •Build and maintain a studio of young bassoonists who thrive in an energetic, artistic, and appropriately competitive atmosphere
   

My Musical Goals:

1. •Perform each of the 88+ solos of the Paris Concours
   

2. •Collaborate with young composers to help ensure the bassoon’s place in the repertoire of the twenty-first century
   

My Bassoon: Fox 660 (#44966) with a Leitzinger NM1 (platinum) bocal and Garfield-style reeds

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Photo: Shawn Myrda