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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Drum lessons in Nashville . 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: Drums Latin Percussion
My method involves a mixture of exercises and musical application. It is important for our development as musicians to understand what we are doing on both a technical and mechanical level. However, it is equally important to keep what we are doing relatable to the music that we want to play. Keeping lessons fun and engaging is a big part of seeing results. This idea applies to a beginning student learning single stroke rolls or an advanced student learning how to read a fusion chart. Read More
Instruments: Drums
Hi! I'm a professional drummer who loves to teach the tools of the trade to anyone interested and willing to learn. My passion for music began at a very young age, and I started playing drums when I was 14. I attended the one of the top rated music schools in the country, Berklee College of Music, and graduated with a degree in Drum Set Performance. I've had the opportunity to travel overseas and share my work with huge audiences, in many different genres of music. Read More
Instruments: Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music Djembe
Music has been a part of my life since I was four, when I started playing piano. Although it never became my primary focus, It gave me a foundation that has been invaluable in my percussion playing. I've been playing percussion since 2006 and drum set since 2008. As soon as I received my drum set for my 13th birthday, I knew that is what I wanted to do with my life. Read More
Instruments: Drums Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion
Technology is very important in my lessons: the studio is equiped with speakers so the student can play along to their favorite music. There is a also a printer so worksheets can be instantly made. There are drum mics and a mixer so the student can listen to their playing weekly and find ways to improve. I like to figure out what a students interests are and go from there. Read More
Instruments: Drums Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Djembe
I began teaching when I moved to Wisconsin in 1990. I had twelve students I taught at the Music Go Round studio and three students I taught in their home. I attended West Texas State University (now AM) in Canyon Texas from 1981 - 1983. In 1983, I decided to pursue a professional music career and tour with bands. After moving to Nashville in 1986, I was quickly humbled by the amazing talent out there and kickstarted my education again. Read More
Instruments: Voice Drums
My teaching style has a lot to do on the student's needs and wants for they own playing. Giving a student a concept and watching it unfold in front of you is what gives me the fuel to keep fueling the student. Independency during lessons helps the student learn what works for them instead of me pushing it at them. During their own practice, I won't be there to address every mistake. Read More
Instruments: Drums
With beginners, I focus on the fundamentals like working out of George L. Stone's 'Stick Control' and introducing rudiments while focusing on overall technique. I also work out of a book called 'A Funky Primer', which is a drum set book that has hundreds of different beat combinations. Depending on how the student progresses and what their overall goals are, I eventually begin to introduce difference genres and styles and more complex and challenging approaches to the drum set. Read More
Instruments: Drums Conga Latin Percussion Djembe
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
Usually It varies however If I have access to a drum kit I will try to play along to a variety of musical
genres, jazz, funk, driving rock to brush up and even identify which genres I need to brush up on. I will
usually try to incorporate fills that I have been exposed to or one's that I have created myself and tweak
them while breaking them down only to build them up again in tempo. If I am practicing on a drum pad I will usually focus on specific rudiments with varying tempos, I usually like to always incorporate doubles and singles into my practice routine regardless of the exercise at the moment.
When will I start to see results?
It's hard to say as everyone's rate of learning varies along with what you learn, however I always advise to focus on the process not on the end result. I find that this can help a student focus and lower anxiety and frustration during the learning process.
Why did you choose your primary instrument?
My father is a West African Drummer from Senegal, coming to the states in the late 80s and meeting my
mother who was entranced by the culture specifically the music, she made it a point to expose me the
best she could to the musical aspect of it all. Growing up I would always tap with my fingers or spoons
creating a beat, apparently this transpired into my family providing me with my first drum kit. I didn't necessarily choose my instrument it honestly felt more like a natural occurrence and I'm pleased to say I wouldn't want it any other way.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
I think with drums or percussion instruments in general you are naturally expected to be the heartbeat
an you would think that for a percussionist that would be something that inherently easy but I find
even as a professional that I sometimes struggle with this. I think that as you become more established
as a drummer elements of tempo can become more difficult as your musical ear becomes more defined and
you become cognoscente of minute details, this is not inherently a negative thing, however it can be challenging.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
I don't necessarily believe that there is any universal indicator of whether a child
is ready to pursue lessons, I do believe that lessons can be a good foot in the door
to finding out whether your child is interested. Me personally I had a affinity for drums and through telling my parents and endlessly tapping on everything I came
in contact with my folks decided to enroll me in lessons. I would say that if you notice an interest arising in your child to learn I would say that is a good sign to pursue lessons I don't believe that there has to be a promising sign in that your child has to pursue lessons, in fact I believe that when a child has the ability to learn and be exposed on there own terms it creates an overall inviting atmosphere driving them to want to continue learning.
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
It is effective and comes in handy, the best advice I can supply is don't look it
as practicing but as an effective form of repetition also the ability to start slow
is the best and most effective method I find, Perfecting any rudiment or technique slowly is Ideal. In terms of practicing everyone's schedule is different however I would set a healthy practice time ranging from half an hour to a full 60 min a day, of course you are not limited to this time. When practicing taking a break especially during and intense lengthy session is suggested.
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