Joshua W  
Instruments: Drums
Styles: Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, R&B, Musical Theater, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic, Spirituals, Swing, New Age, Soul, Punk

My teaching experience consists of spending a year teaching mostly kids, as well as assisting with an elementary school band. I had also studied with a private instructor myself for about 11 years, so I've learned a lot from him. I also spent some time working with the Stages of Healing program at the Walter Reed Military hospital, this was a program that featured artists of all kinds to do workshops and performances for the patrons of the hospital, it also worked closely with a lot of people involved in music therapy.

My approach for newer students is to try to encourage their interest as well as to develop a good practice habit. I do this by having the students pick out songs that interest them, and work towards, taking it step by step through the rudiments to get there, and then side by side working on an approach of learning songs and practicing rudiments to be utilized in their playing. Keeps it fun and practical! For more developed students, I utilize various books that I have worked through as well as learning music, different styles, rudiments, but also adapting to help improve the weaknesses in the playing or improve in the respective areas they'd like to work on. I also utilize a mindfulness approach to one's own playing in order to deepen awareness for the individuals playing itself and listening to the other instruments in a musical context.