Musician - Educator - Researcher

Dr. Ryan LeMoine is a saxophonist and educator based in New Orleans, Louisiana who has performed and taught throughout the United States and Europe. He is an award-winning performer, recognized at the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition (2015) and the inaugural NASA Saxophone Quartet competition (2008). As a researcher, LeMoine conducted an ultrasound study of saxophonists' tongue motions during pitch bends; he has published (Saxophone Symposium, 2021) and presented his findings at regional and national North American Saxophone Alliance conferences as well as at the inaugural American Single Reed Summit. An Adjunct Faculty at Paradise Valley and Estrella Mountain Community Colleges, LeMoine also maintains a private lesson studio in Gonzales, LA, and was previously the resident saxophone instructor at Harmony Project PHX & Rosie’s House Music Academy.