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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Drum lessons in Dallas . 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 Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion
In 2011, I graduated college from Southwestern Assemblies of God University, while I was there I traveled the world playing anything from jazz to rock. I studied with legendary drummer Tim Pope, the drummer for Ray Charles. After school, I started playing and teaching music professionally in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. I have had the opportunity to play with many great artists, these artists include Blues Legend Lance Lopez of Super Sonic Blues Machine, Kayla Reeves singer from Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Jim Suhler the guitarist for George Thorogood, 5 time Grammy winner Tim Alexander from Asleep at the Wheel, Grammy winning trumpet player Phil Driscoll and last but not least guitar Legend Andy Timmons from Danger Danger and Pawn Kings. Read More
Instruments: Piano Trumpet Drums Bass Guitar Music Keyboard Acoustic Guitar
I believe in making teaching fun and tend to try to break larger skills into smaller bite sized pieces that build upon one another. My goal is to allow students to pursue their musical interests while also making sure a solid foundation is being established in terms of the way music actually works (music theory) and what types of motions allow for efficient and safe production of sound (technique). I encourage composition and creative play at all levels of musical development. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Banjo Ukulele Mandolin Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Djembe Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
Hello my name is Ben and ive been teaching music for over ten years now. I graduated from Musicians Institute in Hollywood Ca in 2008. I am in 2 bands now and music is my life and passion. I enjoy what I do and received best of Teacher's award in 2015. I have traveled to Europe three times in the last 5 years touring with a band and it was a great musical experience. Read More
Instruments: Drums
Drumming is all about repetition, and without that, drumming (and every instrument) is hard to learn! I have between lesson plans for all levels. After the first lesson, I get my students the book "Stick Control for the Snare Drummer" by George L Stone. I consider it essential for students to have great control of their hands and sticks before we really get to harder material. All lessons are taught with a metronome, and we up the tempo as we go. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Trombone Drums Orchestral Percussion Djembe
I have been teaching students privately for over a decade, starting with teaching trombone in high school, continuning with drumming students in college, and teaching professional-leve drums and percussion, advanced trombone, and beginner guitar students. My primary passion lies in West African music, and I really enjoy bridging cultural gaps in my teaching. At the same time, I am rooted in American jazz, western classical music, and rudimentary style drumming. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Voice Drums Mallet Percussion Latin Percussion Electric Guitar Djembe Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I am a prolific 24-year-old multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and music producer from Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas who is passionate about sharing my love for music and creative expression with others. Having played music my whole life, and having explored computer-based music production for a decade now, I pursued guitar studies at Berklee College of Music with a primary emphasis on jazz while enrolled in the Electronic Production & Design program. In 2014, I left school, working briefly as a QA tester and audio hardware and software developer for SONiVOX, a subsidiary company of music industry leader inMusic (mother company of AKAI, Alesis, Numark, Air, etc.). Read More
Instruments: Drums Latin Percussion
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
Hand and feet coordination. Drummers totally make it easier than it looks. However, after learning some basic beats and graduating to more complicated rhythms the student can master the hand and feet coordination with ease. I've 6 year olds learn the basics in a month, and adults in under a couple months as well. As with everything the pace depends on the student interest and dedication.
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
-->warm up with rudimental exercises (10 - 30 min)
-->work on a beat/fill till you can play it more or less( as long as it takes)
-->now play with the metronome at comfortable pace (5mins)
-->finally increase the tempo by 10bpm at a time and play the beat for about 3 mins each speed.
The goal is to slowly build hand speed, and be able to play the best/fill at various tempos.
Practicing 15-30mins everyday is very helpful compared not practicing for several days and practicing for hours. Repetition is key.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
If the potential student really likes music(starts dancing, or tapping, or jus generally is fan) then it's a good idea to consider lessons. After the first few lessons the parents can tell if the child enjoys it (practicing at home is not always a good indicator). Moreover, they can wait as long as 3-4 months before purchasing a drum unit(either "real" acoustic or digital //more versatile), the student can make do with a pair of sticks and a drum pad(Both costing easily under $50) to practice and learn with during lessons.
Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
When I was younger I didn't practice much or at all. This because when I was six, the notes were kinda scary and pretty boring. I just wanted to go and play! So that what I did, and struggled for a couple years with youtube videos , playing to songs, and asking instructors to just teach me beats. Finally I was good enough to have some patience with myself to try notes again. Now I could play the beginner notes and even try out intermediate level stuff. That's why I like to teach students (irrespective of level) with songs, to keep things interesting, but also now that I know the road ahead, we can start with the most basic version of the beat in the song and build from there. This way when we do dive into notes later, the student will both understand and be able to play the beats. On a side note all my homework and lesson . summaries have notes to help student go back and remember what we did in class -- so they're always in sight with notes, but notation is not the main focus until the intermediate level.
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