Drum Lessons Pinellas County, FL

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Ukulele

Proving themselves wrong, they were very successful with their new found talent. I have been a professional recording artist and live performer since the age of 15. I began teaching around the same time as a way of earning extra spending money. As the years went on, I fell deeper in love with teaching and formed a career out of it. My love and appreciation for all styles and genres of music has given me the opportunity to teach various styles of music and instruments. Read More

Instruments: Drums

After we have established the basics on the kit we start to work on rudiments, reading, grip (we will come back to grip a lot,) dynamics, and fills. I always try to provide purpose behind elements in a lesson, an explanation as to WHY we are working on something and HOW it will be used. With more advanced students we will assess where they are, where they want to be and build a plan to achieve that goal. Read More

Instruments: Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Music, Djembe

I started teaching percussion in 2011 at Forest High School. I taught their drum line for four years, until I went to the University of Florida in 2015. We received straight superiors at FBA ever year I taught there. I since have taught private lessons at First Baptist Church since 2012 with a 2 year break due to Marching band at UF. I’ve also been involved in the public school system, teaching at places like Grace school, Fort King Middle school, and Forest High School. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Violin, Cello, Viola, Drums, Bass Guitar, Organ, Harp, Harmonica, Lap Steel Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele, Mandolin, Electric Violin, Fiddle, Double Bass, Conga, Music, Keyboard, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

i have been teaching for 55 yrs. i was a theory comp major at northern kentucky university . i was a house writer for edge of the lake publishing in nashiville tenn. i am an inductee in the st augustine musician's hall of fame . i am a professional studio and road musician . i am a memeber of bmi ascap sesac. i teach all stringed instruments including piano and drums. i have worked with or fronted major acts with my own blues rock band 'the alligator cowboys' see you tube vids. such as foghat foreigner clarence carter james brown bob dylan confederater railroad david allen coe jaco pastorious doc severensin jr walker and many others. i love teaching as much as i love performing . my mantra for my students is . nothing is hard, it is only new. Read More

Instruments: Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion, Music

My teaching experience goes back into my senior year in high school. I was a student intern for my school at Avon Elementary School. At first, I took notes and watched the teacher engage the kids in the lesson. But as time progressed on, I began to teach the kids about the different types of notes and percussion. When it came to teaching percussion, I taught them how to play rhythms with sticks. Read More