Connor B
Instruments: Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, R&B, Musical Theater, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic, Salsa, Showtunes, Reggae, Latin Jazz, Swing, New Age, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Marching Band, Punk, Avant-garde
Connor B
Instruments: Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga
Styles:
Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, R&B, Musical Theater, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic, Salsa, Showtunes, Reggae, Latin Jazz, Swing, New Age, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Marching Band, Punk, Avant-garde
Where I Teach:
Ages Taught: 10-80
2020- Recipient of John Phillip Sousa Band Award
2021- Member of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps Snareline
2021- Most improved member of the Pride of the Mountains Gold Drumline
I'm a passionate and energetic instructor who loves teaching, and watching as students grow. In 2020, I began my musical journey as a Music Education Major at Western Carolina University. Since then, I have been performing and improving my skills as a percussionist, with the goal of sharing my knowledge with anyone who is interested in music and percussion. I have performed all over the state, playing a variety of styles of music, from classical, to heavy metal. As a well rounded percussionist, it is my goal to share whatever I can with any prospective students.
My musical experience dates back almost 13 years. I first picked up drumsticks when I was 7 years old, and I haven't been able to put them down since! Throughout my career so far, I have performed in award winning wind ensembles both in high school, and as extra curricular ensembles, like the North Carolina Youth Wind Ensemble. I have also performed in a variety of marching ensembles. From 2018 to 2019, I marched with, and got gold medals with the Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps. In 2020, I participated in the Virtual Drum Corps project. In 2021, I marched with the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, and was able to perform all over the midwest. Lastly, from 2020 to the present, I have had the opportunity to perform with the Pride of the Mountains marching band. In addition to marching and concert percussion, Since I picked up sticks, I have been performing on drumset, and since I arrived at Western, I have participated in their award winning percussion ensemble. As far as teaching goes, I just recently taught Franklin High School's winter Drumline, and they had an incredibly successful season! I am now looking to teach private lessons, and you or your child would be a great fit!
For beginning students, I like to start from the very beginning, breaking down the fundamentals of how to hold the stick/mallet. Once the student has grasped how to hold and move the sticks/ mallets appropriately, we would then move on to some basic rudiments or permutations. After the student has figured out rudiments and rhythms, I would then move them to their respective instrument, and we would begin the basics on this instrument (Scales for Mallets, rolls and stroke types on snare drum, basic grooves on drumset), and the student can grow from there. For intermediate to advanced students, I would let the student dictate what is taught based on what goals and aspirations they have.
The best part of teaching is watching a student succeed. Every student is different, and has their own needs, so it is important to me that every student works at their own pace, and enjoys the material that they are working on. Having a student be involved in the repertoire choosing process helps ensure that they don't lose interest, and that they are excited to work on any material that we are going over in lessons. I also work through compassion. I care about every single one of my students, and in this manner, I push them to succeed by positively enforcing them, and helping them believe that through their practice and hard work, they can achieve anything.
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