Drum Lessons in Sweet Auburn, GA

Instruments: Piano Voice Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Drums Euphonium French Horn Tuba Piccolo Mallet Percussion

I am a dedicated and loyal educator who loves to teach and motive his students. Music is my love, teaching and educating is my passion. I graduate from Morgan State University with a Bachelors in Music (Trumpet Voice) and Education. I've had the opportunity to study with Wynton Marsalis and Langston Fitzgerald of the Baltimore Symphony. I enjoyed my time as a performer traveling, but, now dedicated and devote my time to education the youth though and about music. Read More

Instruments: Drums

My teaching experience began back when I was a junior in college. I started working with 2 high schools in the Daytona Beach area in the marching arts as well as private lessons. Upon moving back home in the metro Atlanta area after graduating, I began doing various clinics for high schools in the Dekalb and Fulton county areas in preparation for the schools spring concert band festival. From 2011 to 2016 I taught percussion at Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College. Read More

Instruments: Drums

My lesson plan includes: Hand and foot technique, learning to read music, good practice techniques and habits, learning to play with a click track/metronome, live performance techniques, rudiments, limb interdependence, Latin, funk, rock, blues, jazz, reggae, and country styles, and charting (mapping out song structures for faster memorization of songs) which also deepens your understanding of the interworking parts of songs and how to arrange them to achieve the most effective response for your listener. Read More

Instruments: Drums

My teaching experience dates back to my college days, as I began teaching friends and kids at church 12 years ago. I have been teaching students off and on in my home or at church for the last 4 years. I encourage students to make time for regular practice on a consistent schedule. Another one of my key points I like to emphasize for younger students and adults is less is more as it tends to help the students progress and gain a passion for the instrument in its most simplistic form. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Trumpet Trombone Flute Clarinet Drums Euphonium Keyboard

Nothing is more rewarding than seeing one of my students develop a passion for music. It is so important that each individual student progresses at his or her own ace. I encourage this progress by setting realistic and clear goals for my students at each lesson. When I acknowledge their accomplishments, it helps to fuel the desire to learn of the student and makes them eager to learn more. Once I find out what inspires the student, I can successfully tailor my instruction towards the wants and needs of my students. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Ukulele Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I am a fun loving and dedicated music instructor that draws my passion for teaching from a true love for music. I recently graduated from Kennesaw State University with a BA in Management, and I completed the Joel A. Katz Music Entertainment Business Program in 2018. I am a multi-instrumentalist that loves playing several different instruments in several different genres. I also have over 12 years of experience writing and performing music in several bands as a guitarist, vocalist, bassist, pianist, and drummer. Read More

Instruments: Piano Drums Keyboard

In 2010-2012 I was a graduate assistant at the University of Southern Mississippi where I taught private lessons and rehearsed the percussion ensembles and steel drum ensemble.   In addition to my teaching practices, I have conducted many clinics in the southeast region and have been on the Vic Firth Education team since 2004.   Teaching is a way of life for me and I love to see students light up with enthusiasm when they have surpassed their own expectations.  Read More