About Dr. Ransom

BM (Bachelor of Music), MM (Master of Music), DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts), all 3 degrees in Saxophone Performance plus 50 years of experience on the saxophone. Dr. Ransom has taught saxophone in Texas in the Richardson, Plano, Allen, and Frisco school districts since 2008. He is active on saxophone, his main instrument, having performed all over the United States in a variety of genres including classical, jazz, rock, country, and Hispanic and has played jazz and theatre productions around the Gulf Coast. In the classical genre, he has been blessed with many performances including a World Saxophone Congress XIII performance with the USM Sax-Chamber Orchestra, and in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and on Capitol Hill. In 2003 he won the Band Concerto Competition at USM and was awarded a performance of the Ingolf Dahl Concerto with the USM Wind Ensemble, Thomas Fraschillo, conducting. Dr. Ransom can be heard on “America Remembers”, and “Parabolically Bach”, both Produced by Roméo Records, New York, NY. In December, 2009 he achieved his doctorate in Saxophone Performance and Pedagogy from USM upon completion of his dissertation, a performance project on the Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra by Peter Jona Korn.

Dr. Ransom’s students regularly win many of the top spots in local and state competitions.

I believe that you should enjoy playing the saxophone. That's why I became a teacher. Whether you're in a school band program, home schooled, or in a rock n' roll band, I can help you reach the next level!

music education - I offer private lessons via Zoom video conferencing app, or in person if you live near me.