Andrew W  
Instruments: Piano, Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, R&B, Musical Theater, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, Salsa, Showtunes, Reggae, Merengue, Latin Jazz, Swing, New Age, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Marching Band, Punk, Avant-garde

My teaching experience started when I first graduated High School. I started teaching competitive marching drumlines at the age of 17 and have continued to do so to this day. During my sophmore year of college, I learned to play and teach piano and ever since have taught private lessons on Piano, as well as Percussion. Many of my students have studied with me from the time they enter middle school band, until they graduate from high school 7 years later. My experience has led me to learn that through creativity and self-exploration, music can be not only fun, but deeply rewarding and satisfying for both teacher and student.

For young students, typically I start with fundamental basics of playing. I introduce these commonly 'dull' aspects by casting an interesting light on them. By facilitating common, rudimentary, aspects of playing, it opens up the avenues for improvisation and creativity. Often I teach out of lesson books, typically Hal Leonard or some other popular publishers. For adults, usually I ask them what they're interested in and build a lesson plan that encourages self growth and discovery while catering to their desires. While I love to teach people what they want to learn, I also try and excite the student with new material they wouldn't of necessarily been exposed to otherwise. Many times, because every student is an individual, I will also hand-write exercises and concepts to be practiced that are individualistic to each student.