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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Drum lessons in Philadelphia . 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: Piano Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion
Hello.I am a musician. My main instrument is percussion, but I don't like to think of it in such a narrow scope, as my passion derives fromthe music rather than the instrument. I have recently graduate from Temple University's Boyer College of Music, and have been actively performing and teaching in the Philadelphia area. I have performed in many major cities in the US (including New York, Boston,Washington D.C., Baltimore, and more), as well as across Europe. Read More
Instruments: Piano Drums Latin Percussion
I grew up in a household that flourished with multiple music genres which led me to really try and be versatile in regards to creating music. I first played the drums in middle school where I never read music, only played back what was told. By the time I got to High School, I knew it was necessary to be able to understand theory and by practicing throughout my years in High School, I was able to sustain a successful audition with the school's jazz band. Read More
Instruments: Drums Synthesizer Djembe
Entered my first proper studio in 2000 to record a 4-song EP with with The Wax Dolls. Following the older siblings departure to college, the remainder of the band regrouped as PipSqeak. As the sole male in that riot girl project, I enjoyed learning to write and play more restrained and sophisticated parts for the shifted tone and leadership in the band. After PipSqueak recorded the EP Prom Queen; the song Alone at the Rock Show got my first radio play on Tulsas Z104.5, and we even shot a (unreleased) video with then-student Tulsa videographer/journalist Paul Taggert. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Drums
My teaching style relies heavily upon training the ear to dissect what it is hearing. Developing the ear is crucial to being a self-reliant musician. In drums, the visualization how a rhythm works in time is essential to being able to perform that rhythm. Dissection and mapping are the key to furthering one's abilities on the drum kit. In guitar or in piano, being able to isolate frequencies with your ear will lead you to a more accurate understanding for chord structures and progressions than simply looking up tabs, which are often deeply flawed. Read More
Instruments: Piano Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music Keyboard Djembe Acoustic Guitar
I love to teach music because it reminds me of the joy I felt in the process of musical discovery when I was a student. In 1996, I graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Percussion Performance. Since graduation, I've had the opportunity to explore many avenues within the world of percussion. Among these opportunities, I had the privilege to study and perform different music of the Caribbean. Read More
Instruments: Piano Flute Clarinet Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music
I have over 40 years of teaching experience, both privately, (one on one) and in classroom settings, both at the public school and college level. I also am available to teach in the homes of students OR in my teaching studio in Williamstown NJ. All my students are encouraged to perform in various community groups, and in honors bands throughout the area, as well as encouraged to giving recitals when or where appropriate. Read More
Instruments: Drums Ukulele Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music
In order to ensure the student's success, our first lesson will entail a conversation about what your goals are for the lessons. We will talk about what kind of experience you have and what you're looking to get out of the lessons. This way I will be able to gauge where your skill set/rhythmic competency is, and I will be able to tailor our lessons to your goals and skill sets. Read More
Instruments: Drums Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
Playing professionally evolved very naturally, almost invisibly. Initially, while still in high school, the various bands I was playing in, several of which I'd founded or co-founded and people came to me to play for their businesses or events even before I started doing promotion. I would also be hired individually by bands or other performing groups to sit in or sub on drums on many occasions. Playing professionally is just icing on the cake of doing what I love to do anyway and WOULD be doing even if I never received a dime to play a thing. I LOVE playing music and will continue to play as long as I live.
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
My earliest memories of musical "performance" experiences are with my parents. My mom and dad both sang semi-professionally and my mom played piano and keyboard. We would often perform as a family at our home or occasionally at social events of various kinds. I started playing just a snare drum and evolved to a complete kit at a pretty young age.
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
Practicing is ESSENTIAL ingredient for developing both the ability and experience to play an instrument. In addition, practice allows for a musician's mindset to be developed. Their love of music, performing, the instrument(s) they play, and the people they're playing for (even if imagined) ALL are cultivated by every single moment of practice. I believe in recording practices, both for self reflection and analysis and to review with the instructor. Critical analysis can be done on technique, methods, and anything else without the need to stop the practice in progress. The MOST important ingredient in practice is to do so passionately. The only RULE about practice is to do so as often as practically possible. Luckily, for a drummer, that can take MANY forms.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
Either when they literally ask and talk about playing music or when they model the behavior. Especially with drums and drumming, a child who seems very physically active, loving to bang things, hear noises, and seems delighted by the sounds of what he/she taps, hits, or slaps, is most likely a candidate to begin lessons. How those lessons are conducted will be totally dependent on the child's personality, ability, attention span, motivation, and goals. I can work with any child, no matter where they are.
23 Years
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Cities with Students
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