Drum Lessons in Killarney, FL

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

In addition to studying Music Education, I sing in the Opera Orlando company. I also sing in Voci del Cuore (voices of the heart) professional choir run by Dr. Jeffery Redding. I am also a rehearsal assistant for the Orlando Chamber Youth Ensembles organization. From my sophomore year of high school to now, I have been in all advanced ensembles I could be in every academic institution I have been to since high school. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Lap Steel Guitar Banjo Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I facilitate all lessons primarily for the individual student. Beginning with where ever they are starting at. Their individual goals, and how much practice time they have available. I like to make the lessons interesting, educational and enjoyable. Everyone is different and unique. And we all learn at our own pace. There is a creative process to music and I will go over the how and why of a section or an entire arrangement. Read More

Instruments: Drums Latin Percussion

I love to watch a student progress. It gives me such joy to see them happy. I always evaluate every student and I set for them small and realistic goals. I explain to them that in order to achieve a certain goal you must first obtain the facility by practicing the exercises assigned to them. Sometimes its hard for small children to understand why they are doing a certain exercise so I explain to them and show what the drummer is doing on a certain performance they want to emulate and in order to achieve that, they must go through the exercises assigned. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Mandolin

I have been teaching music for over 18 years, primarily guitar. I have taught music for retail, private learning and performing arts centers. I have taught electric and acoustic guitar, bass, mandolin, music theory, sight reading, scales and modes, and improvisation. I have also taught all styles of music including rock, jazz, blues, country, and classical. I have taught students from the ages of 5 up to 80 years old. I also did guitar clinics for a number of guitar companies including JB Player Guitars, Cool Picks Guitar Picks, and Hohner Guitars for six years. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Trumpet Trombone Drums Synthesizer Euphonium Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Latin Percussion

I began taking private lessons shortly after I joined the band program in middle school. I continued to take lessons all throughout high school and college. Shortly after graduating high school I was offered the position of drum instructor. During college I taught for several years as the drum instructor at Winter Haven High School. I also taught private lessons to a wide range of students during this time. Shortly after college I became the band director at McKeel Academy of Technology in Lakeland. Read More

Instruments: Piano Drums

My approach to teaching isindividualistic. I try to accomodate the students interests in the most effective way possible. The fundamental books and methods thatIteachto all my students are: Stick Control by George Lawrence Stone, and Syncopation by Ted Reed. These two books are absolutely essential to understanding the basic technique and fundamentals of drumming. For beginning students who are young children, I typically start with simple counting and clappingrhythms, and very simple technique excersises then progress from their. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Synthesizer Music Electric Guitar

For younger students I start with showcasing what they can achieve with practice and perseverance. I do that by showing my playing. Then we start with the chromatic scale so the fingers can get use to the strings and moving around the fretboard. Same with drums but we start with easy hits and patterns. For adults I would talk about what are their interest and goal in music (genre, style, job, etc) and go from there. Read More