Greg R  
Instruments: Drums
Styles: Jazz, Rock, Blues, R&B, Funk, Reggae, Swing, Bossa Nova, Soul, Avant-garde

I started drumming on my dad's snare drum when I was about 5. I think my folks realized I was serious, so they bought a little Woolworth's "kiddie" kit and set up drum lessons when I was about 7 and learned to read and write jazz and rock music with my instructor until I was 16. I was in junior high orchestra and jazz ensemble and then in multiple rock bands through my 20's. I took a break from playing music until these last few years, and now enjoy playing around town in a couple different original-music and cover bands.

I want to find out each student's skill level, and start from there. For beginners, I try to keep thing informal and fun while teaching basics without putting any pressure to get into the technical stuff like hand technique and reading until they're ready. For intermediate students, I nudged them along with weekly lessons that are challenging enough to keep them engaged - this includes reading, hand technique and limb independence. And to make learning fun I also introducing either play-along songs or full songs they are interested in learning.