Drum Lessons Southwest

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Drums, Euphonium, Tuba

For each lesson, I begin with a 5 to 10 minute warmup before moving on to the student's assigned music.  I like to alternate between actual performance/practicing, and teaching concepts including music theory.  I also wrap-up every lesson by spending 5 minutes in review with the student, going over what they need to practice in the coming week ahead. Read More

Instruments: Drums, Orchestral Percussion

I began teaching private lessons when I was in college, about 20 years ago. After college, I began a long career of teaching in junior high and high school band programs. My teaching experience encompasses everything from young students in private lessons, to large marching and concert band programs, to college level private lessons. I have high expectations of students, but my primary interest is to help students reach their individual goals, and most of all have fun! Read More

Instruments: Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion

I start my beginning students off with learning to read music notation simply from a rudiment sheet and moving into a cd play a long book with basic drum rhythms and song structure. For intermediate to advance students, I typically start with Stick Control for the snare drummer by George Stone. For basic drum set we start with "The Rhythm Book" covering all drum set styles. If the student is interested in a specific genre and style of playing, we tend to travel down that road of goals they have set for themselves. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar

My method is simple , edgy and creative the approach is extremely understandable and fun as long as the student continues to set personal time for self practice the sky is the limit I personally take student on stage to perform with my band when I feel and see they are ready they learn many original songs that I have written and help them find their confidence on stage we will work on stage presence, showmanship and most of all working in a top notch rock n roll band there is a lot of involvement when comes to performing and entertaining an audience this is a bit more than recital or playing your favorite cover song htere's alot of creativity that goes on with my methods. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion, Keyboard, Djembe

For beginning students (regardless of age instrument) I try to simplify the approach and work on a set of warm ups/exercises coupled with a performance piece or song that they can feel good about and lots of fun listening assignments. From there I have a few options of instruction methods that I tailor to the individual student. More intermediate/advanced students will not escape from some of the basics (metronome, scales, rudiments etc.) but will be met with many more choices of performance material based more on their individual goals. Read More