Drum Lessons Southwest

Instruments: Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion

PERCUSSIONsmART! -- Complete Teaching on: *Snare Drum / Drum Set *Percussion / Marching Drums *Timpani / Tympani *Marimba / Bells / Xylophone. 30+ years experience; Previous students accepted to America's finest music colleges. PERCUSSIONsmART! and Jim B: Private Instructor / Proven Teacher ALL AGES ALL STYLES ALL INSTRUMENTS Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Djembe, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For my beginning guitar students, we begin with basic chords and simple melodies to develop motor function, finger strength/dexterity, and calluses on the fingertips. After that I start teaching them how to read music and progress onto harder pieces. During this time, I also incorporate teaching the student a song of their own choosing in order to keep them engaged and excited about learning the play music. For piano students, we begin working out of the Bastien piano series immediately, and my percussion students learn from the Hal Leonard Percussion books. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Trumpet, Drums, French Horn

For kids, I'll start with easy but basic notes and chords. I try to make it fun like learning songs they might know. For young adults to adults, I'll do the same but on their level and the expectation is much higher than kids. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Trombone, Drums, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Double Bass, Euphonium, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

"Kanikapila" is the Hawaiian word for collective jam sessions or music making. In contemporary Native Hawaiian culture, music making is a shared and collaborative space where people come together to create and learn from one another, regardless of how much prior experience you have. My relatives raised me with these understanding, and this is the type of environment that I like emulate and integrate with my lessons and students. Music is a very personal and cultural practice for me, and I believe music can be accessed and shared by all people, no matter what their own background is. Read More

Instruments: Drums

I like to teach the way I learned how to play the drums.  We will cover everything. How to get good hand control and techniques. Read music. Learn how to play with music! That's the most important as a drummer. Grooves. FillIs. I like to teach with books but also with songs.  It's all about having fun! The one thing I feel that a lot of teachers don't teach is how to practice. Read More