The Van Tuyl Music Foundation’s groundbreaking, virtual 1-on-1 lessons for students ages 7+ is truly an experience unlike any other. Master Instructor Ryan Van Tuyl takes each student on a weekly, step-by-step journey through the discovery of music, blending the foundations of classical music education (technique, rhythm, time, theory) with the thrill of learning and performing songs from modern music history (rock, pop, hip-hop, blues & funk).

Music lessons with Ryan are so much more than just learning to play the correct notes in a song. In his lessons, Ryan uses music as a vehicle to instill lifelong principles that include integrity, hard work, perseverance, and personal responsibility. Through his methods and curriculum, Ryan gives every student the skills and knowledge to not just become musicians, but become performing and recording artists.

Since 2004, Ryan Van Tuyl has been instructing kids and adults in piano, guitar, and bass all over the world. After graduating from Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, Ca, Ryan started his own academy in his hometown of Huntington Beach, Ca., the first music school in Southern California to focus exclusively on teaching Modern Music Education. In 2022, he sold his school in order to start The Van Tuyl Music Foundation, to forever change music education.

The Van Tuyl Music Foundation studio uses state-of-the-art technology and equipment to make each student feel like they’re in the same room with their instructor, playing together. Our teaching studio is equipped with multiple HD Cameras and Professional Audio microphones and equipment to ensure that every note played and technique demonstrated is crystal clear. At the end of each lesson, you’ll receive a private link to review the entirety of the lesson, ensuring that nothing is missed.

Membership in The Rhino 1-on-1 Club is $199 every four weeks, billed automatically via credit card. This payment includes up to four, live 1-on-1 sessions, plus all curriculum and materials used in the lessons. Members of The Rhino 1-on-1 Club receive up to 40 lessons, annually. There is no annual or long term commitment with your membership, you may cancel at any time, however there are no refunds once a payment has been processed.

Hi, my name is Ryan Van Tuyl, and since 2004 I’ve helped thousands of kids learn piano, singing, guitar, bass, drums, and songwriting in schools all over the world. The programs I’ve created teach kids how to achieve their musical dreams and become better, hardworking individuals through learning to play and perform rock, pop, hip-hop, blues, metal, and jazz music. Graduates of my programs have attended prestigious music colleges and universities. However, these programs have only been able to exist in middle-to-upper-class communities, where parents can afford to fund music education for their children directly.

While all of this has been a fantastic experience, it has left out kids who attend schools in underprivileged, more diverse communities without funding for modern music education. Schools and districts in these areas lack funding for the equipment, teachers, curriculum, and support necessary to facilitate rock-band-style programs like the ones I’ve created.

My mission was to tackle this head-on and bring these exceptional programs to students in economically challenged areas, so I sold my music schools and am launching The Van Tuyl Music Foundation to forever change music education. Our foundation will directly provide the funding for the equipment, instruction, curriculum, and support necessary to facilitate these programs.