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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Drum lessons in Denver . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!
Instruments: Piano Drums Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion
Education should be as individual as each student! I try to adapt my personality and teaching style to best fit my students. Each lesson or clinic will demand something different of me, just like each topic will. Positive reinforcement has always been my go-to. Playing music in front of one person (or 50) can be a soul bearing experience, and I've found that encouragement can be everything! Read More
Instruments: Drums
The experience I have teaching goes back to my time at the University of Colorado Denver, I enrolled in an Afro-Cuban hand percussion class, and in a music pedagogy(teaching) course. The music pedagogy course taught me numerous teaching philosophies and required me to teach lessons regularly with a student. The afro-cuban ensemble gave me immense experience tutoring other students that were coming into the class without any drumming experience. 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
Instruments: Piano Drums
I have a little card taped toa bookcase in my living room that says: "Give 'em something they can DO." This means the students needs to be able to put things into action, into motion. Everything will make more sense for you when you physicallyDO it. Then my card says, "Give 'em something theyCAN do." This is an important distinction! When the activities are do-able, from the very beginning, students experience success andtheir confidence begins to grow. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Banjo Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
This will vary given the student's abilities and particular intentions for study. In general, I focus on five distinct areas of learning: technique, theoretical understanding, reading, intuitive playing/learning by ear, and performance. I like to keep each lesson fluid and organized, by maintaining structure within segments of study. Within these segments we may venture into something unanticipated, so long as the student expresses interest, readiness, and the ability to learn. Read More
Instruments: Drums Conga Latin Percussion Djembe
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
Consistency is key! Practicing a little bit every day is better for your growth as a musician than practicing a lot one or two days a week. Always warm up with something you're familiar and comfortable with before pushing into new territory. And of course, practice with a metronome! It doesn't have to be clicking the entire time you practice, but every practice session should feature at least some metronome work. Playing to a click is a surefire way to improve your sense of time, and as a percussionist you'll want to have the best time feel you possibly can!
When will I start to see results?
Results will entirely depend on the amount of work you put in. While it is true that certain students will inherently have an easier or harder time than others depending on the material being taught, the ones who work the hardest and practice the most will be the ones who see results the quickest and make the most consistent progress. As a general rule, students who put in at least a few hours of practice a week can go from complete beginner to being able to play a few basic beats within a month or two.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
The hardest part about playing the drums is being able to synthesize all you have learned to create music on the fly. That is, instead of pre-planning the beats and fills you're going to play, you instead make up beats and fills that suit the music as you go. This requires a lot of practice so that you're comfortable enough with the coordination required to start, stop, and switch between beats, all while remaining at the same tempo. You'll often be required to do so at different tempos and in different styles as well!
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
The materials I use depend on the genre the student is interested in. For rock, funk, and pop drummers, I tend to go with A Fresh Approach to the Drumset by Mark Wessels. The build-up of ideas throughout the book feels intuitive, and the backing tracks give students a way to practice the material in context. For jazz students, I use John Riley's books The Art of Bop Drumming and Beyond Bop Drumming. As far as I'm concerned, these two books are the gold standard for jazz drumset education, giving students a structured guide through several different aspects of jazz drumming, plus backing tracks and recommended listening. For those interested in Latin percussion, Ed Uribe's books on Brazilian and Afro-Cuban percussion are invaluable assets that go in depth about both individual percussion instruments and how those sounds are combined to make drumset grooves.
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