Want to see how you can use My Music Bridge to help you practice? Watch our project manager Ryan walk through a full practice session using My Music Bridge and pick up some helpful practice tips along the way!
Here’s the next video in our tutorial series, and it’s all about the profile page! Click to watch our project manager Ryan walk you through all the info you can find there so you can make the most out of My Music Bridge!
Having trouble working through the ins and outs of My Music Bridge? Have no fear, check out this tutorial on how to start a practice session in the app, and stay tuned for more tutorials in the coming weeks!
We didn’t build this app with money in mind. We built this app because we’re a team of musicians that wish we had this tool growing up, and we don’t want the next generation of musicians to slip into the same pitfalls we did during our formative experiences with music. The app itself has been carefully constructed using input from not only parents, music teachers, and students, but children’s therapists, elementary educators, and current high-level musicians. We truly believe this will help people, and that will always be the primary goal of this organization.
My Music Bridge Founder
Ryan Lynch is a member of the 2020 graduating class from the University of Michigan where he studied Film, Television, and Visual Media along with Communication Studies. He was previously a member of the University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club as well as the a capella group The Friars during his time at the university. A lifelong musician, Ryan is a multi-instrumentalist and singer who specializes in acoustic guitar which he has played since age 10. He co-founded My Music Bridge in the spring of 2020 and has acted as project manager since the app’s inception. In addition to project management, Ryan also began a freelance film career following his graduation and made his directorial debut with “Brothers In Song” earlier this year.
Music Teacher
Kristen McEntee has been teaching music for 20 years in Massachusetts. She currently teaches elementary general music K-5. She also teaches private voice and piano lessons as well and has been the music director for high school musical theater productions.
Music Director
For the last 30 years Jeffrey Zurkan has been the vocal music director at Hart Middle School in Rochester, Michigan. Mr. Zurkan’s ensembles have been selected to perform at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids, MI, as well as with the Detroit Chamber Brass and the Macomb Symphony. Many of his students have gone on to perform professionally as well as study music at the collegiate level, winning numerous awards. Jeffrey has earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the University of Michigan, a Master of Arts degree in Music Education from the University of St. Thomas (MN), and an Education Specialist degree in School Administration from Oakland University. In 2000, Mr. Zurkan was named Educator of the Year in Oakland County by the Michigan Association of Middle School Educators.
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Malissa has been a therapist for almost 22 years. She works with children, adolescents and mothers. She specializes with anxiety, ADHD, self worth, social skills, developmental disorders and medically fragile children. She has had her own private practice for almost 25 years. Bella Vita Counseling for the last 8. She is a mother of two and has been married for 19 years. She loves music, the outdoors and home decor as well as public service and volunteering. One day she would love to have her own application for child counselors.
