Drum Lessons in Dracut, MA

Instruments: Drums

My method for teaching is helpful for students to become the best musicians they can be. We work on proper technique, different music styles, and being able to create music with the lessons i give them. The most important thing for any musician is to find their own sound. Read More

Instruments: Drums Conga Latin Percussion

This will allow the students voice to develop and grow. 3. Practice 3-4 way coordination, by working through a series of books and exercises of my choice, focusing primarily on the core of the drum set: Bass drum, snare drum, and hi hat. This is my study of the groove element of the instrument; the portion of the art that is dedicated to the music, and not to the instrument itself. Read More

Instruments: Piano Trumpet Trombone Drums Bass Guitar Organ Euphonium Tuba

Street Bombers where I performed all over New England playing trombone, piano, percussion and vocals from 1986 to 2005. In 2006 my wife and I moved to California where I was Music Director at the Rock Church from 2007 to 2014. After a brief stint in San Diego my wife and I recently moved back to Bradford, Mass which is the location of my teaching and recording studio. You can catch me playing locally with the B. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Cello Viola Drums Bass Guitar Organ Accordion Harmonica Banjo Ukulele Mandolin Fiddle Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Hi. I live in central New Hampshire and am a private music instructor. I teach both at my students' homes and at mine. My teaching studio is the music room at my home. It's a very comfortable space, equipped with a studio upright (acoustic) piano, a Hammond organ, a keyboard, amps, several guitars and various other stringed instruments, tuners and the like. I've been involved with music in one manner or another since I was six years old: eight years of private piano lessons, music courses in college (grad with a BA in Philosophy), study and subsequent employment with a New England Conservatory of Music graduate, extensive self-study on numerous instruments plus intermittent performances. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Ukulele Double Bass Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I have developed a method for guitar students of all ages to quickly learn chords and scales so that they can not only learn the chord progression to songs, they can also find the correct scale to "solo" and improvise over them. Once the chord structure and scale are learned I accompany the student, playing along with them so that they can practice playing with another musician and soloing. I have also developed a full curriculum for teaching bass guitar to all ages and skill levels. Read More

Instruments: Drums Recorder Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music

I've had a lot of opportunities to sort my teaching out. I realize that if the student doesn't get it, it may be that I'm not putting it across effectively. So I had better try to slow things down or speed them up, model rather than explain, or vice versa! And always try smarter before trying harder, even though harder may be the right approach. Because in addition to teaching music I'm teaching approaches to learning. Read More