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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Drum lessons in Nashville . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!
Instruments: Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Djembe
Often times when it comes to music instruction some misleading statements come up. A popular misconception is that playing a instrument is all muscle memory. This is not a complete or true statement. Muscle memory is only a part, it is the recall mechanism of what we have practiced. If you learn something wrong you will recall it wrong. Having a fundamental understanding of how drumming works can make the experience of learning to play great for the student. Read More
Instruments: Drums
Hi! I'm a professional drummer who loves to teach the tools of the trade to anyone interested and willing to learn. My passion for music began at a very young age, and I started playing drums when I was 14. I attended the one of the top rated music schools in the country, Berklee College of Music, and graduated with a degree in Drum Set Performance. I've had the opportunity to travel overseas and share my work with huge audiences, in many different genres of music. Read More
Instruments: Drums
My methods vary depending on the level of the student. I heavily emphasize fundamentals with beginning students, and I try and make them understand the importance of the essectial rudiments and hand coordination before moving on to the drum set. With intermediate and advanced students I emphasize drum set, while still practicing the fundamentals. I hope to teach more advanced students to learn the confidence and skill to play with a band and learn how to approach songs from a musical, rather than simply technical, point of view. Read More
Instruments: Drums
I deploy a range of methods to ensure my students can play in a multitude of environments if they so choose. For instance, I always teach my students how to read, not only because it makes you a better musician and trains your brain how to think differently about music, but because it enables you to be able to play with groups that require a certain level of reading such as a pit band for a musical, an orchestra, a jazz band, choral gigs, etc. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Drums
I began teaching during my college career providing free lessons through a University sponsored program to underprivilaged young people in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area. I volunteered there for 5 years and fell in love with imparting young people with a deeper understanding and appreciation of music. Starting in 2006, after learning some key ideas of pedagogy from my private instructor, I began taking on private students of my own and teaching lessons professionally. Read More
Instruments: Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music Djembe
I have been teaching private lessons since 2016, and I have experience with all ages ranging from 11 to 45. While at Slippery Rock University, I assisted in the jazz camp held every year for high schoolers around the state. Part of my undergraduate degree was taking a pedagogy class for an entire semester which consisted of a variety of teaching methods. I have studied music from many teachers over the years who use a variety of styles and methods. Read More
Instruments: Drums Conga Latin Percussion Djembe
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
Usually It varies however If I have access to a drum kit I will try to play along to a variety of musical
genres, jazz, funk, driving rock to brush up and even identify which genres I need to brush up on. I will
usually try to incorporate fills that I have been exposed to or one's that I have created myself and tweak
them while breaking them down only to build them up again in tempo. If I am practicing on a drum pad I will usually focus on specific rudiments with varying tempos, I usually like to always incorporate doubles and singles into my practice routine regardless of the exercise at the moment.
When will I start to see results?
It's hard to say as everyone's rate of learning varies along with what you learn, however I always advise to focus on the process not on the end result. I find that this can help a student focus and lower anxiety and frustration during the learning process.
Why did you choose your primary instrument?
My father is a West African Drummer from Senegal, coming to the states in the late 80s and meeting my
mother who was entranced by the culture specifically the music, she made it a point to expose me the
best she could to the musical aspect of it all. Growing up I would always tap with my fingers or spoons
creating a beat, apparently this transpired into my family providing me with my first drum kit. I didn't necessarily choose my instrument it honestly felt more like a natural occurrence and I'm pleased to say I wouldn't want it any other way.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
I think with drums or percussion instruments in general you are naturally expected to be the heartbeat
an you would think that for a percussionist that would be something that inherently easy but I find
even as a professional that I sometimes struggle with this. I think that as you become more established
as a drummer elements of tempo can become more difficult as your musical ear becomes more defined and
you become cognoscente of minute details, this is not inherently a negative thing, however it can be challenging.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
I don't necessarily believe that there is any universal indicator of whether a child
is ready to pursue lessons, I do believe that lessons can be a good foot in the door
to finding out whether your child is interested. Me personally I had a affinity for drums and through telling my parents and endlessly tapping on everything I came
in contact with my folks decided to enroll me in lessons. I would say that if you notice an interest arising in your child to learn I would say that is a good sign to pursue lessons I don't believe that there has to be a promising sign in that your child has to pursue lessons, in fact I believe that when a child has the ability to learn and be exposed on there own terms it creates an overall inviting atmosphere driving them to want to continue learning.
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
It is effective and comes in handy, the best advice I can supply is don't look it
as practicing but as an effective form of repetition also the ability to start slow
is the best and most effective method I find, Perfecting any rudiment or technique slowly is Ideal. In terms of practicing everyone's schedule is different however I would set a healthy practice time ranging from half an hour to a full 60 min a day, of course you are not limited to this time. When practicing taking a break especially during and intense lengthy session is suggested.
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