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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Drum lessons in Dallas . 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: Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Lap Steel Guitar Banjo Ukulele Mandolin Conga Latin Percussion Music Electric Guitar Djembe Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
Lifetime achievements and accomplishments successfully with working with special needs students for over 30 years and much more! Expertise teaching: Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Drums and percussion Banjo, Mandolin, Lap-steel, Tenor guitar and Lap-Dulcimer teaching all instruments with vocal accompaniment if the students goal is to sing. Highly focused on coaching and encouraging my students to strive to become, better, self-driven and highly individually motivated. I teach all ages from 5 years old-85 all levels and all styles including: pop alternative rock metal bluegrass reggae punk ska classical flamenco fingerstyle beginner through advanced acoustic and electric. Read More
Instruments: Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion
In 2011, I graduated college from Southwestern Assemblies of God University, while I was there I traveled the world playing anything from jazz to rock. I studied with legendary drummer Tim Pope, the drummer for Ray Charles. After school, I started playing and teaching music professionally in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. I have had the opportunity to play with many great artists, these artists include Blues Legend Lance Lopez of Super Sonic Blues Machine, Kayla Reeves singer from Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Jim Suhler the guitarist for George Thorogood, 5 time Grammy winner Tim Alexander from Asleep at the Wheel, Grammy winning trumpet player Phil Driscoll and last but not least guitar Legend Andy Timmons from Danger Danger and Pawn Kings. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Trombone Drums Orchestral Percussion Djembe
I try to keep things lighthearted and fun, but also demand a lot from my students and hope for regular practice to push them to new heights. Music is fun, but with hard work the lessons will pay off with the reward of improved music ability. I always incorporate music that the student is interested in and challenge them to be able to play their favorite songs. I tailor my lessons to fit the needs of the student, and cater to all different types of students. Read More
Instruments: Piano Trumpet Drums Bass Guitar Music Keyboard Acoustic Guitar
I believe in making teaching fun and tend to try to break larger skills into smaller bite sized pieces that build upon one another. My goal is to allow students to pursue their musical interests while also making sure a solid foundation is being established in terms of the way music actually works (music theory) and what types of motions allow for efficient and safe production of sound (technique). I encourage composition and creative play at all levels of musical development. Read More
Instruments: Piano Drums
For beginning students I typically start with fundamentals and basic sticking or chording. For experienced students I begin with what they know and look for areas of strength. Read More
Instruments: Piano Trumpet Drums French Horn
I'm a great muscian that loves to have fun while I'm teaching. I can teach the fundamentals as well as developing the skills of listening. I can elaborate later. I can also help with songs you want to learn that might me a challenge for you. I know gospel, contemporary, RB, jazz, and hiphop. I can help you also develop your own type of style. I will work with you. Read More
Instruments: Drums Latin Percussion
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
Hand and feet coordination. Drummers totally make it easier than it looks. However, after learning some basic beats and graduating to more complicated rhythms the student can master the hand and feet coordination with ease. I've 6 year olds learn the basics in a month, and adults in under a couple months as well. As with everything the pace depends on the student interest and dedication.
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
-->warm up with rudimental exercises (10 - 30 min)
-->work on a beat/fill till you can play it more or less( as long as it takes)
-->now play with the metronome at comfortable pace (5mins)
-->finally increase the tempo by 10bpm at a time and play the beat for about 3 mins each speed.
The goal is to slowly build hand speed, and be able to play the best/fill at various tempos.
Practicing 15-30mins everyday is very helpful compared not practicing for several days and practicing for hours. Repetition is key.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
If the potential student really likes music(starts dancing, or tapping, or jus generally is fan) then it's a good idea to consider lessons. After the first few lessons the parents can tell if the child enjoys it (practicing at home is not always a good indicator). Moreover, they can wait as long as 3-4 months before purchasing a drum unit(either "real" acoustic or digital //more versatile), the student can make do with a pair of sticks and a drum pad(Both costing easily under $50) to practice and learn with during lessons.
Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
When I was younger I didn't practice much or at all. This because when I was six, the notes were kinda scary and pretty boring. I just wanted to go and play! So that what I did, and struggled for a couple years with youtube videos , playing to songs, and asking instructors to just teach me beats. Finally I was good enough to have some patience with myself to try notes again. Now I could play the beginner notes and even try out intermediate level stuff. That's why I like to teach students (irrespective of level) with songs, to keep things interesting, but also now that I know the road ahead, we can start with the most basic version of the beat in the song and build from there. This way when we do dive into notes later, the student will both understand and be able to play the beats. On a side note all my homework and lesson . summaries have notes to help student go back and remember what we did in class -- so they're always in sight with notes, but notation is not the main focus until the intermediate level.
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