Yumiko Oshima-Ryan
Faculty
Dr. Oshima-Ryan is an active performer of 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 recording “From Afar” Japanese Contemporary piano works are available at iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/from-afar-contemporary-japanese/id830579451, Amazon http://www.amazon.com/From-Afar-Contemporary-Japanese-Piano/dp/B00IRL49MO, and Naxos Music Library, http://www.naxosmusiclibrary.com.
She remains in demand as an adjudicator of piano competitions and as a workshop clinician. She has presented lecture-recitals and workshops throughout the US, including College Music Society national conventions (Quebec City, Canada, San Francisco, Miami Florida, Santa Fe, New Mexico). Her article “Role of Memorization in Piano Education” was published in Clavier, one of leading keyboard pedagogy magazines (2006).
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
Synonym | Title | Times Taught | Terms Taught |
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MUS-246 | Piano | 48 | 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 | 48 | 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 | 46 | 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 | 26 | 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 | 25 | 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 | 22 | 2020/SP, 2019/SP, 2018/SP, 2016/SP, 2015/SP, 2013/SP, 2012/SP, 2011/SP, 2010/SP, 2009/SP, and 2008/SP |
MUS-222 | Piano | 16 | 2008/SP, 2007/FA, 2007/SP, 2006/FA, 2006/SP, 2005/FA, 2005/SP, and 2004/FA |
MUS-173 | String Ensemble | 10 | 2020/FA, 2020/SP, 2019/FA, 2019/SP, 2018/FA, 2018/SP, and 2017/FA |
MUS-111 | Music Theory I | 6 | 2006/FA, 2005/FA, and 2004/FA |
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-395 | Honors in Performance | 3 | 2018/SP, 2017/SP, and 2016/FA |
MUS-145 | Quiet Mind for Perform | 3 | 2016/SP, 2013/SP, and 2011/SP |
MUS-275 | Piano Pedagogy | 2 | 2020/JN and 2018/JN |
MUS-120 | Piano Class | 2 | 2019/SP and 2018/FA |
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 |