Drum Lessons Mountain

Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion

My loveof music began at a young age through playing piano, percussion, and guitarand continued to grow throughout my years of schooling. I graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver in May of 2013 with my Bachelor of Music degree with a Concentration in Music Composition. I have since been spreading my knowledge of music throughoutmy local community through teaching, playing, and composition. I have released twomusic albums, one in 2011 andthe other in 2013,in which Iplayed percussion, drum set, guitar, bass guitar,keyboard, and sang while also recording, electronically programming,composing, and producing the albums myself.I have been building my studiofor over eight years and have acquired many pieces of equipment that help me teach, compose, play, and produce music. Read More

Instruments: Drums

My experience teaching started back in 2006 when I began teaching for a local music school. It was good to get some experience and I enjoyed it. I then started to teach for a website service and got top pro status for this site. Top pro status meant keeping and retaining students, and getting great reviews. I then started teaching for music academy in Sandy and was there over 4 years. I really enjoyed teaching there. Read More

Instruments: Drums

I am a dedicated working musician currently playing and recording with many local artists. I take pride in my ability to play drums in many musical situations, and I think it adds greatly to my ability to teach many different musical styles. I find that teaching allows me to share my knowledge and be a positive force in a persons learning journey. My qualifications include a seventeen year professional music career, studying under well-known private instructors Kelly Wallis and Jay Lawrence and studying music at the University of Utah. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Cello, Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Music, Keyboard

Students don't learn if they don't feel motivated or enjoy what they are doing. Therefore, I make it a point to set an agenda in each lesson that starts and ends with something fun, and is also predictable so that students know intuitively how to go about their practicing. During each lesson, the student and I set realistic goals for practicing and, despite the popular saying that the more time you spend practicing, the more effective your practice is, I have learned from many students that each student practices and learns from practicing in their own way. Read More

Instruments: Drums

My method involves playing to each persons skill level. For absolute beginners I think it is crucial to address the students interests and influences, and start crafting an approach to learning the basic rudiments and skills that apply to those drummers / bands. As a student becomes more and more skilled I will start switching over to having two drum sets at the space so that a student can see how a beat is played in real time, and also work on setting into the pocket more easily by playing what I am playing. Read More