Drum Lessons in Olympia Heights, FL

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

I like to use a combination of books from different authors and also incorporate my own lessons as well. I keep the lessons fun and engaging with a variety of material that I think is suitable. I play music games with my young students, teach their favorite songs, while showing them all the necessary fundamentals that are required for becoming a great musician. 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: Piano Drums Synthesizer Mallet Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music Keyboard Djembe

I will pay special attention to the skill and learning speed of the student. When it comes to reading material and books, I have plenty and will be using some of them depending on the level of the students.. For the drums: The Drummer's Cookbook by John Pickering, 200 Paradiddle Exercises For Drums, Advance Techniques for the Modern Drummer by Jim Chapin, Hal Leonard Drumset Method Complete Edition. For piano, Classic Thems by the Masters by James Bastien, Selected Piano Masterpieces to name a few. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Synthesizer Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Depending on the instrument I’m teaching and the skill level of the student I’m usually going to start of with a 10 to 15 minute session of evaluation and assessment of needs acquired skills and students desires .we can then begin with exercising proper warm up posture and position .and run through warm up scales and learn rutiments or attack the desired skill requirements straight ahead depending on the students development.Music is an art and a discipline.it is a relationship one has with there instrument.my songs and instruments become like family ,well charrished!!!! Read More

Instruments: Guitar Drums Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Welcome New Students! My name is Ivan and I love music. I believe I was meant to serve others through music. I was fortunate to graduate with honors from Berklee College of Music. I've performed in multiple stages in North America with both established and indie artists. My all time instrument has been the drumset but in the last 5 or so years have worked on learning and mastering guitar. I've recorded both at commercial recording studios as well as at my own home recording studio. Read More