1^st lesson free

Matthew

Rate ₱5,961
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₱5,961/h

1^st lesson free

Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Electric guitar
Classical Guitar

Graduate of Cleveland Institute of Music with 20 years of professional teaching experience. I teach most styles and all levels.

Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Electric guitar
Classical Guitar

Lesson location

- online

About Matthew

Matthew Ryals is a NYC-based guitarist, synthesist, and composer-improviser. Described as “a sonic explorer on the frontier of experimental music” (Plastic Mag), Matthew’s music has been praised as “brilliant” (PopMatters) and for treating sounds “as if they were alive, breathing” to create something “truly immersive and unforgettable” (Beats Per Minute).

Matthew has released four studio albums and a series of EPs on Infrequent Seams, 3OP, SØVN, and Sound As Language, and will release a collaborative album with Jacob Sachs-Mishalanie on Oxtail Recordings in 2026.

An active performer as both a soloist and in group configurations, Matthew has performed internationally across Europe, Asia, and North America, and was featured on High Zero Festival in Baltimore and Ex Nihilo Festival in Omaha in Fall 2025. He has collaborated with such artists as Madison Greenstone, Robert Dick, and Michael Foster. Matthew received a 2025 Art Omi: Music Residency, 2025 Foundation of Contemporary Arts Grant, a 2022-23 New Music USA Award, and a 2021 IEA Electronic Media Residency.

A dedicated educator, Matthew teaches worldwide, including workshops for Art Science Connect at THE GRADUATE CENTER CUNY and Indexical in Santa Cruz, CA. He also co-curates Artifact, a Brooklyn-based experimental music series that was awarded a 2025 Brooklyn Arts Council grant.

About the lesson

I grew up playing guitar and studied classical guitar formally earning my MM from Cleveland Institute of Music and BM from Arkansas State University. It’s a huge part of my creative practice to this day.

I’ve taught guitar lessons for over 15 years to all ages and levels. My guitar students learn songs by ear, from charts, and from tabs. They learn how to read and interpret sheet music. They learn the basics of improvising in traditional and non-traditional idioms. They study guitar theory to gain a deep understanding of the fretboard and develop a strong foundational technique to play efficiently.

Most students study a wide variety of styles throughout the course of their lessons, but some eventually focus on a particular style.

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10h: ₱59,608

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This first lesson offered with Matthew will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

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I also offering sliding scale rates. Please reach out for more info!

Graduate of Cleveland Institute of Music with 20 years of professional teaching experience. I teach most styles and all levels.

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Graduate of Cleveland Institute of Music with 20 years of professional teaching experience. I teach most styles and all levels.

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About Matthew

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Pack rates

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online

Details

Other tutors in Guitar

John Mark

Meynard

Jared

Esmile

Hershey

Cjahra

Norman

Jhorenz

Alexandria

Shem

Arnold James

Vince

Chum Cheran

Zeth

Marc Robinson

Aljhon

Maridel

Jaylord

Blanca

Moira

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