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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: Guitar Drums
I will teach them at their pace and include songs at their level to make it interesting. In Dec I do Christmas Songs, Duets with my students and as they progress I will even pair them with a student on the same instrument to duet with or with a drum or guitar student (different from their instrument ) to get a band feel! That is always so awesome for all involved! Read More
Instruments: Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Music Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I began teaching guitar in high school to middle school students and continued teaching children and adults throughout college. While in music college, I grew to start to teaching bass guitar as well as drums. My teaching style is focused yet fun. Me and my students always have a good time through my curriculum of theory and how it relates to music they enjoy. Whether it’s finding music theory in Taylor Swift song, or learning the guitar neck through a Beatles solo, I always find a way to teach through interests that the students have rather than force a cookie cutter approach. Read More
Instruments: Drums
I have always enjoyed the art of teaching. I find it personally rewarding because when you effectively teach something to someone, you simultaneously learn something yourself. Speaking from experience with my current students, there are pleasant challenges in teaching, like discovering what works and what doesn't with a particular student. Trial and error, positive reinforcement, witnessing progress. Teaching even allows me to express myself creatively because I get to find the best way to explain or communicate a concept. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Djembe Acoustic Guitar
I have experience teaching music at the Fort Washington School of Rocks Rookies Program which consisted of performance-based, group lessons that included exposure to music fundamentals, and experience playing all of the major rock instruments (drums, guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and vocals). Through my eight years with The School of Rock (SoR), I imparted my love for music to children and inspired their journeys through The Rookies and SoR 101 programs, individual lessons, summer camps, rehearsals, shows and eventually tours. Read More
Instruments: Drums
Since the age of 12, the study and performance of music has been a driving force in my life. As such I have developed to spend the better part of the last 28 years recording and performing as a drummer. I am most experienced in the rock, hard rock and metal genres but consistently study and develop a variety of basic to advanced drum set patterns, techniques and fills. These additional styles include Bossa Nova, Brazilian Samba, Afro-Cuban, Funk and Blues. Read More
Instruments: Piano Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music Keyboard Djembe Acoustic Guitar
Learning a musical instrument is very challenging and for most of us it doesn't come naturally. It's unfortunate when students become frustrated too quickly in the process and decide to quit out of frustration. In my style of teaching, it's very important that students feel some level of success no matter where they are in their own musical journey. Often I will perform lesson materials in unison along with students to help them if they are feeling anxious or uncomfortable. Read More
Instruments: Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Djembe
I've been a private lesson teacher since 1997 and have taught in 7 school districts across the Southeastern PA/Southern NJ area since 1999. My ensembles have consistently won State, Regional and National Championships over this time and my students have become members of elite performing ensembles like the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps (Fort Mill, South Carolina) and Miami, Florida's New World Symphony. While school level instruction is a critical element of student development, private lessons offer the individual attention not available to students taught in large groups, while yielding results of greater quality at a faster pace. 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.
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