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Biography
Ryan Funk is a self taught guitar player as well a drummer. He also played the flute and the baritone during grade 7 and 8 music class as well as the recorder in elementary school. From a young age he has had a love for music. In 2018 he started teaching himself how to play guitar with the help of video lessons. He then improved his skills during on guitar and learned how to play the drums during grade 10 guitar class. He is also a dedicated competitive swimmer and he loves to read on his free time. Ryan also loves math and science. In the future he hopes to pursue a career in engineering while at the same time continuing to play music.

Repertoire list
  • Guitar:
    • ​"Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets
    • "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles
    • "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran
    • "Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Drums:
    • ​​"Boulevard of Broken Dreams​" by Green Day
List of Performance
  • "Gr 10 Guitar Class Performance Test #1", All Saint HS, February 2019
  • "Gr 10 Guitar Class Performance Test #2", All Saint HS, April 2019
  • "Gr 10 Guitar Class Performance Test #3", All Saint HS, May 2019
  • "Gr 10 Guitar Class Rock Band Performance Test", All Saint HS, June 2019
Related Experience/Musical Accomplishment
  • Grade 7 & 8 Music Class 2015-17
  • Self taught guitar using video lectures from The Great Courses Video 2018/19
  • Grade 10 Guitar Class 2019
  • Was taught how to play drums during guitar class 2019
Song Introduction
  • Title: I Know (It's Time to Go)
  • Instrumentation: Ryan Funk on drums, Zackary Noseworthy on bass, Thomas Aiello on guitar and Nicholas Simons on vocals
  • ​Story behind the song: A person has to go somewhere that they don't want to go so they try to waste as much time as possible before going.
My Song Video/Audio
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Song Notation
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​Reflection Video