Phone: 503-636-3666 Email: stafflakemusic@gmail.com
Our Maestros
An Opportunity to Learn from the Best
Meet The Teacher
We believe in the philosophy that a student can always create his or her own music instead of being restricted to only learning to read and play. Our team of experienced teachers guide each student to achieve their goals by teaching the basics and assisting them in exploring their unique abilities. Our teachers value their time with each child and understand the beauty of this industry. Each session is designed carefully to suit each level, and a close study of the market is regularly done to help students learn and perform better in their chosen genre.
ALL OUR TEACHERS
Kevin Lindsay-Ryan
All Woodwinds, Beginner Piano, Drums, Guitar & All Bass
Kevin Lindsay-Ryan
Kevin moved to the Portland area in the summer of 2026 and joined the Lake Music team as a Front Desk Assistant and Music Instructor. Kevin teaches all Woodwinds and Brass as well as Beginner Piano, Drums, Guitar, and Bass Guitar. He has worked with children from 3 years old and with adults and is enthusiastic about helping every student grow in their musicianship!
Kevin is a wind instrument specialist. Kevin graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Studies in 2020. Kevin’s primary instrument is French Horn and he was a member of the University’s top Wind Symphony and Orchestral groups. He studied music pedagogy through several semesters of Choral, Piano, String, Percussion, and Wind Instrument Methods courses.
These classes prepared Kevin for setting strong foundations with his beginner to intermediate level students. His Band Methods and Wind Literature courses prepared him for his student teaching at Canyon Lake High School where he guided their small and big ensembles to winning awards in their contest season.
Kevin was a public school teacher in Austin, Texas for 6 years, teaching General Music and Middle School Band. In his 4 years as a Band Director, he grew his Band Program at Manor Rise Academy from 50 students to 150 students, took them to several Wind Band Contests, and received Superior and Excellent ratings at the 2026 UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest.
Kevin and his wife Hannah love camping, hiking, reading, playing trading card games, and performing in the Blueprint Wind Ensemble here in Portland. They are loving the weather in the PNW and so far they aren’t missing the Texas heat!
Mary Ann Coggins Kaza
Violin, Viola, Cello, Upright Bass, Piano, Percussion
Mary Ann Coggins Kaza
Mary Ann Coggins Kaza, Professional Violinist, Master Educator and Luthier, teaches strings and mentors all ages and skill levels at Lake Music on violin, viola, cello, string bass, piano, guitar/ukulele, and more. She also assists with school music and audition preparations.
She currently performs regularly in the Newport Symphony and Tualatin Valley Symphony. An avid chamber music lover, she is a founding member of The Raphael Spiro String Quartet and The Kaza String Quartet.
A Retired Oregon Symphony First Violinist of over 40 years, she also served 20 seasons concurrently as OSO Orchestra Personnel Manger. She has performed at Carnegie Hall and The Hollywood Bowl plus recorded over 25 CDs mostly under Delos and Koch labels.
For decades Mary Ann played with Portland Opera Orchestra, Oregon Ballet Theater, Peter Britt Festivals and Alaska Music Festivals, and taught at many colleges, grade through high schools in Oregon. She has been an extra for Vancouver and Columbia Symphonies, Willamette Valley Symphony, and performed with numerous Broadway shows and traveling Musicals. She has performed throughout Central Europe as a featured soloist as well as chamber and symphonic musician with East Coast based groups and performed in Mexico as Solo Violinist.
A Life Member of Local 99 AFM, she served on their Executive Board for decades, recently retired, also a past Pres. and Board Member of (MEAP) Music Education Assistance Project, educational/scholarship arm of Local 99.
A Former Board Member International Congress of Strings (NY) Recipient COS Scholarship, plus recipient two Boston Symphony Tanglewood (Mass) Music Scholarships (PYP, Alcoa fellowship) for advance musical training.
Past Board Member Portland Youth Philharmonic, Past Pres and Board Member Metropolitan Youth Philharmonic Mary Ann continues community involvement with current students in those groups and in colleges and orchestras worldwide.
Robert Withnell
Woodwinds, Bass, Voice, Piano, Guitar, Drums, Banjo, Mandolin
Ed Kopp
Electric / Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Drums
Eric "Sugar" Larsen
Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Ukulele, Songwriting, improv
Mark Kellog
Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Flute, Tuba, Cornet, Euphonium, Venova; plus all other brass instruments, Guitar
Music Flows Through Us
Lake Music takes pride in being an inspiration to thousands of aspiring music students since 1970. It brings us immense hope and happiness to see the 2nd generation of students trust our expertise and learn the true value of music education at Lake Music every day. Let us keep alive the love and passion of music at Lake Oswego like the past 50 years together. We are and will always be thrilled to pass on the knowledge and invite you to be a part of this musical family through our assortment of music courses available.