Drum Lessons in Dundee, FL

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Organ Harmonica Ukulele Mandolin

The best thing about teaching is when my students get frustrated at some concept or technique and I am able to show them a simple and easy solution to the problem. This usually lights up my student's faces and helps them get better not only at their instruments, but also at problem solving. I always try to reward those students who are able to answer music theory questions or those that complete their assignments. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Ukulele Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I have delved ever further into it over my lifetime (and continue to do so); and I love bringing whatever knowledge out of the "sea" of music there is to students who are eager to learn. Furthermore, I love getting "out of the way," so they can learn. Things that get IN the way are bureaucracy, stuffiness, overbearing attitudes, lack of curiosity, laziness, and pressure, to name a few. I have a track record of overcoming these obstacles to bring out the music YOU love from within you. Read More

Instruments: Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion

My goal is to have all of my students not only look forward to practicing but enjoy every second that they are behind their instrument. We will work to set achievable goals and work at a pace that will always be encouraging. Bringing passion to what they do will always be at the forfront of my teaching, if they are not enjoying what they are doing, passion will never develop. Read More

Instruments: Drums

My teaching style will be The Bob Ross approach. If the student doesn't feel relaxed, or isn't having fun, then I would have failed as an instructor. I will always remind my students that talent is just passion met with dedication. I will break down the method to the simplest step, then we will repeat that step until that becomes second nature. This will apply to each of the steps, until we go back and add all of the elements together. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet Trombone Drums Euphonium French Horn Tuba

For beginners I Use the essential elements book For intermediate students I use the Rubank intermediate method And for my advanced students I use the Abrans and Clarke method. With each lesson my goal is to the student learn a scale per lesson and a rudiment per lesson, we will also dig into the different styles and genres surrounding that specific instrument, and encourage the student to try new techniques. Read More

Instruments: Piano Drums

With students learning or continuing education on the piano, like to start with the basics. Once the student begins to have a grasp for that i begin to introduce reading music and theory. I also like to prepare the student to play any genre of music by sheet music or by ear as well. As far drums i also start with the basics, once the learn and grasp that we continue by learning different techniques of playing as well as teaching basic rudiments and how to read music and play drums by ear. Read More

Instruments: Drums Latin Percussion

I live and love music. I love teaching, I think teaching is the most rewarding profession there is. I started my music education in Las Vegas Nevada with a private teacher. I attended UNLV school of music for two years. I moved to Miami Florida where I obtained a full scholarship from MDCC. After finishing college I started teaching drums and percussion to students of a wide range of ages, from five years old to adults. Read More