Drum Lessons in Golden Isles, FL

Instruments: Drums Djembe

I have 20 years of active teaching and instructional development in international schools, private academies and private instruction. I have worked with primary and secondary school-aged children (8 to 20 years old), both in group sessions and private instruction courses, focusing on the teaching of drums and percussion disciplines. • Guitar Center- Studio • Colegio Anglo Colombiano – Primary & Secondary School – Bogota, Colombia • La Clave Private institute – Bogota, Colombia • Crecendo Arte Academy – Bogota, Colombia • Ritmos y Tiempos Academy – Bogota, Colombia Read More

Instruments: Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion

For beginning students I like to find out how much experience they have had in music and find out what they want to get out of these lessons. If they are just starting out I'll start with the basics, how to hold a drumstick, the parts of the drum set, correct posture, etc. I believe that all students regardless of age and level should learn how to read music. My students will not only be learning how to play drums by listening to bands that they like but also by reading drum sheet music and learning basic theory. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Drums Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I do like cover a lot of ground in my teaching. This is why we learn everything from to read, write music, harmony, rudiments or scales, warmup exercises, music theory, playing songs, improvising, and more!!! I use multiple books, techniques and resources acquired both through Berklee College of Music as well as others I've studied along the way. I always try to customize classes to the student's primary needs (learn songs, play in a band, learn music, etc). Read More

Instruments: Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Double Bass Euphonium

Music in the school system is taught backwards. If you're a beginner, you were put in a beginning class. this makes it very difficult for students to advance quickly because they aren't playing music with people who are more advanced than them. I make sure the students have the ability to play the instrument before they learn a ton of theory, because knowing how the wrritten form of music work without being able to play them is recipe for frustration. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Drums Ukulele Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

My approach is focused very much on performance, technicalities, and theory. I believe it is very important for the student to understand how these aspects of playing coincide with each other, and how they are equally essential to music playing. Before giving a student a piece of music to play, I will always play it befoehand and dissect the song into portions that I feel need special attention. I encourage playing with other musicians, and always try to teach the art ofimprovisation, so that the students can learn to play not only by themselves, but with other musicians, using the musicial understanding that it takes to improvise. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Ukulele

With almost 20 years of music education experience, I have developed a super fun and effective teaching method that has proven to work. I am a kid at heart and love working with children. And as the oldest child of 6, I possess the necessary patience and enthusiasm for their learning development. In addition, I have worked with many adult students who initially thought it was "too late" for them to learn an instrument. Read More