Yumiko Oshima-RyanFaculty
Dr. Oshima-Ryan is an active performer in both solo and collaborative works. Her awards include first place in the Wurlitzer Collegiate Artist Competition and second place in the International Beethoven Piano Sonata Competition.
Since 1995 she has been incorporating contemporary Japanese piano works into her repertoire. She has performed these works nationally and internationally (Tokyo, Toronto, and San Juan), including world premieres of new works by Japanese composers.
Her recordings "Piano Works for the Left Hand - Takashi Yoshimatsu" and “From Afar,” Japanese Contemporary piano work, are available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, and Naxos Music Library. "Piano Works for the Left Hand" was selected as a special edition in the August 2022 issue of Record Geijutsu, a top music review magazine in Japan.
A native of Japan, Dr. Oshima-Ryan graduated from Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo and earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. Her piano teachers include Eunice Norton (a pupil of Arthur Schnabel), Menahem Pressler, Eugene Pridonoff, Richard Syracuse, Jerome Rose, and Satoko Tokumaru.
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Education
B.A. Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, M.A. Ohio University School of Music, D.M.A. The College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Areas of Expertise
Courses Taught
MUS-104 (Aural and Keyboard Skills II), MUS-145 (Why Live Performance?), MUS-212 (Music Theory IV), MUS-246 (Piano), and MUS-346 (Piano)
| Synonym | Title | Times Taught | Terms Taught |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUS-246 | Piano | 58 | 2023/FA, 2022/FA, 2022/SP, 2021/FA, 2021/SP, 2020/FA, 2020/SP, 2019/FA, 2019/SP, 2018/FA, 2018/SP, 2017/FA, 2017/SP, 2016/FA, 2016/SP, 2015/FA, 2015/SP, 2014/FA, 2013/FA, 2013/SP, 2012/FA, 2012/SP, 2011/FA, 2011/SP, 2010/FA, 2010/SP, 2009/FA, 2009/SP, and 2008/FA |
| MUS-346 | Piano | 58 | 2023/FA, 2022/FA, 2022/SP, 2021/FA, 2021/SP, 2020/FA, 2020/SP, 2019/FA, 2019/SP, 2018/FA, 2018/SP, 2017/FA, 2017/SP, 2016/FA, 2016/SP, 2015/FA, 2015/SP, 2014/FA, 2013/FA, 2013/SP, 2012/FA, 2012/SP, 2011/FA, 2011/SP, 2010/FA, 2010/SP, 2009/FA, 2009/SP, and 2008/FA |
| MUS-103 | Aural and Keyboard Skills I | 55 | 2023/FA, 2022/FA, 2021/FA, 2020/FA, 2019/FA, 2018/FA, 2017/FA, 2015/FA, 2014/FA, 2013/FA, 2012/FA, 2011/FA, 2010/FA, 2009/FA, 2008/FA, and 2007/FA |
| MUS-211 | Music Theory III | 31 | 2023/FA, 2022/FA, 2021/FA, 2020/FA, 2019/FA, 2018/FA, 2017/FA, 2015/FA, 2014/FA, 2013/FA, 2012/FA, 2011/FA, 2010/FA, 2009/FA, 2008/FA, 2007/FA, and 2006/FA |
| MUS-212 | Music Theory IV | 28 | 2022/SP, 2021/SP, 2020/SP, 2019/SP, 2018/SP, 2016/SP, 2015/SP, 2013/SP, 2012/SP, 2011/SP, 2010/SP, 2009/SP, 2008/SP, 2007/SP, and 2006/SP |
| MUS-104 | Aural and Keyboard Skills II | 25 | 2022/SP, 2021/SP, 2020/SP, 2019/SP, 2018/SP, 2016/SP, 2015/SP, 2013/SP, 2012/SP, 2011/SP, 2010/SP, 2009/SP, and 2008/SP |
| MUS-173 | String/Piano Ensemble | 19 | 2023/SP, 2022/FA, 2021/FA, 2021/SP, 2020/FA, 2020/SP, 2019/FA, 2019/SP, 2018/FA, 2018/SP, and 2017/FA |
| MUS-222 | Piano | 16 | 2008/SP, 2007/FA, 2007/SP, 2006/FA, 2006/SP, 2005/FA, 2005/SP, and 2004/FA |
| MUS-111 | Music Theory I | 6 | 2006/FA, 2005/FA, and 2004/FA |
| MUS-145 | Quiet Mind | 5 | 2022/SP, 2021/SP, 2016/SP, 2013/SP, and 2011/SP |
| MUS-142 | Piano Pedagogy | 5 | 2015/SP, 2012/SP, 2010/SP, 2008/SP, and 2007/SP |
| MUS-112 | Music Theory II | 4 | 2007/SP and 2006/SP |
| MUS-120 | Piano Class | 3 | 2021/SP, 2019/SP, and 2018/FA |
| MUS-395 | Honors in Performance | 3 | 2018/SP, 2017/SP, and 2016/FA |
| MUS-275 | Piano Pedagogy | 2 | 2020/JN and 2018/JN |
| MUS-361 | Violin | 2 | 2018/SP and 2017/SP |
| MUS-390 | Senior Music Capstone | 2 | 2017/SP and 2016/FA |
| MUS-121 | A Beginners Piano | 1 | 2010/JN |
| MUS-143 | Piano Literature | 1 | 2009/SP |
| MUS-208 | Piano Pedagogy | 1 | 2006/JN |