Austin C  
Instruments: Drums, Orchestral Percussion, Latin Percussion
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, Reggae, Latin Jazz, Swing, Bossa Nova, Soul, Marching Band, Punk

I began teaching drum lessons part time when I was a sophomore in college. I taught a diverse group of students of all ages and with different skill levels out of a small musical instrument store. I also taught percussion to groups of middle and high school students helping them prepare for concerts and district solo and ensemble competitions. I quickly learned that students all have very different musical interests and reasons for learning how to play the drums. I enjoy getting to know my students and learning what their personal musical goals are. I feel a great sense of accomplishment whenever I see my students progress and have fun learning to play music that they truly enjoy. I am always looking for new students who will be enthusiastic and excited to learn with me!

With a new student I always start by getting to know their abilities and experience with the drums or any other musical instrument up to this point and then go from there. With someone starting out with no experience I begin with basic match-grip technique, striking the drum, and some basic counting to get the fundamentals down. I generally use George Lawrence Stone’s Stick Control for the Snare Drummer to introduce various sticking patterns and the upstroke/downstroke concept. After the basics I help the student decide what kind of musical direction they would like to take.