Drum Lessons West

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Drums, Recorder

One of his recent production called Detonate (Original Mix) DJ Rap was on numerous Beatport and Trackitdown top five lists. He is currently playing with the Los Angeles band State To State and finishing to coproduced and record the upcoming Bran Van 3000 (being mixed by Mick Guzauski) album, on which he has the chance to play with Abraham Laboriel, Tim Pierce, Kim Bullard, Nick Mancini and other legendary musicians. "What first caught my attention about Matt was his ability to play a complicated pattern but still keep the groove going. Read More

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

Drums aren't only an instrument to learn physically but there is a lot of philosophy involved. Knowing your place in a songs composition as well as how to fit in a collaborative group setting. I learn a lot of other peoples songs, sometimes very quickly, and can help break down step by step how to learn, remember and write drum parts. There are three main rules: 1. Drums are cool, 2. Drums are cool, and 3. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Drums, Synthesizer, Keyboard

My teaching style will be depending on the student's demands first. Then I will teach the skill I feel he needs to improve. Once lessons are going I will propose diference kind of material and bassed on the student's interest I will focus my lessons. The most import thing for me is having a happy and motived student. If a student is not feeling the instrument is because he is not having fun. Read More

Instruments: Drums

My teaching experience dates back to my years in high school as I began teaching private lessons part time in students homes or at the school. For the last 13 years I have been consistently teaching students either in my home or out of my studio. I have a very lay back approach and tailor create my lessons for the individual students needs. I have taught at the Berklee College of Music 5 week program as well as the New School in Manhattan. Read More

Instruments: Drums

I prefer lessons to be focused on a curriculum, however customized it may be, as I have found that approach to be the most efficient, especially with younger players.While I believe that it is very important to learn the fundamentals of drumming (as learned largely through a curriculum approach), I also believe that some of the most rewarding experiences a student can have may be achieved through realizing their own unique creative potential. Read More