Igor S  
Instruments: Drums, Mallet Percussion, Latin Percussion, Djembe
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, R&B, Gospel, Musical Theater, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic, Salsa, Reggae, Merengue, Latin Jazz, Swing, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Marching Band, Avant-garde

My metropolitan way of studying starting in Europe, performing abroad, and coming to U.S. made my music views wider open for other styles of music. Starting from Folk music, Gypsy, Classic, Jazz, Latin; all these styles helped me to perceive new horizons in music.

However, the main goal for an educator, in my opinion, is to help student to find his own way of expressing the music. To explain to students the main rules so later he/her can break them by reaching a higher level in music sense. Every student, as an individual has its own way of finding and comprehending the music paths.

I and other educators are there to make students available so they can find their own choices. So, from this standpoint there cannot be any “certain theory” or tutorial of guiding students through this learning process because every single student needs different and unique approach by us, (professors), to enable him/her to find his own way through music research, we, as educators are there to help and show them certain shortcuts to reach to the professional level that they want to gain. One of the greatest signs that shows that we did a good work with student, as educators, is when student reach on that level that he/her start finding new things in music that are also new for us educators as well. At this moment in music creativity, both, students and educators, start teaching one each other while they are enjoying the beauty of music. The uncertainty becomes the main focus in music sense, since neither professor nor student know what new element will show up during next class of performing some tune.