Jeremy S  
Instruments: Drums
Styles: Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, R&B, Gospel, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic, Reggae, Swing, Samba, Bossa Nova, Punk, Avant-garde

Ever since I began studying drum set and percussion 9 years ago, I have been eager to share my knowledge with others and have offered lessons. In the past couple years I have had the opportunity to substitute teach and Ambler Music. Through this program I have thought all ages and levels,3-30, beginners to advanced. Throughout all these lessons I always stress scheduled practice. These are the students that do the best. In my lessons I teach a combination of sight reading and learning by ear. Often times I will play along with the student or as example but always want to hear where the student is at with the selection.

For beginner students I’ll usually start with George Lawrence’s Stick Control and Ted Reed’s Syncopation. Once I know they have a grasp of the fundamentals, I’ll usually see what their interests are or what they are working on personally and help them improve and build upon those things. This could be repertoire for school or auditions or simply a song they have been trying to learn for a while. Once I understand the student’s interests and goals I try and tailor my curriculum to that. For example if they want to be a HipHop drummer we’ll work on those records and live recordings and get them clean and feeling good.