Drum Lessons Fresno County, CA

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar

My teaching is all about balancing the fundamentals of music with the love of music. We read music, notate music, listen to music, share music, and most importantly practice and play music! Its important to remember that the widest variety of methods utilized in learning yields the most well rounded musician possible! Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Drums, Synthesizer, Recorder, French Horn, Tuba, Piccolo, Mallet Percussion, English Horn, Conga, Latin Percussion, Music, Keyboard

I am an extremely motivated instructor who desires to give the student clear instruction & guidance towards their successful music career/future. I am most comfortable with probing the student as to where they would like to arrive musically, this way I am careful to provide them with only the pertinent tools towards that specific goal. I don't believe in overburdening students with information that they will not benefit from directly. Read More

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

I began teaching during my time as an undergraduate Percussion student at Chapman University. Around my junior year in college I began subbing for private lessons, and I also got a job as a front ensemble instructor for a high school drumline in the area. This gave me the opportunity to teach a group of about 10 students twice a week after school for two years. I believe this is really what made me fall in love with teaching. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Ukulele

A typical drum lesson for beginners, child or adult, will always start with an interest inventory. I would like to gauge the students' musical interests to shape the long term lesson plan. I like to find some of the student's favorite bands/songs to draw examples and teach from. Snare fundamentals such as paradiddles, flams, rolls, etc. will be taught as well as short and easy drum kit beats. Students will be introduced to drum kit sheet music to help visualize, but the focus of drum kit lessons would be on developing the ear to be able to pick up music quickly. Read More

Instruments: Drums

I like to first get a feel for the students abilities and asses how to teach them by breaking things down to their bare essentials before suggesting a good book to go through and the right exercises. I find that most young students or beginners need to see some form of result to stay engaged so I try and get them moving with sticks on a pad or even learning a basic drum beat within the first two lessons. Read More