Drum Lessons Bradford County, FL

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Trumpet, Trombone, Drums, Bass Guitar, French Horn, Tuba, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Latin Percussion, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

My teaching experience dates back to my college days, as I began teaching private lessons part time and have been teaching since. Today I am a music teacher at David Posnack Jewish Day School and the drum instructor at Piper High School. Since becoming the drum instructor at Piper High School we have received superior ratings four years in a row. I have also had the privilege to travel throughout the USA as a performing musician appearing on shows such as the 700 Club, BET Gospel, Hezekiah Walker and much more. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Drums, Djembe

It is very important that students not only understand their instrument of choice but the systems that are set in music as they relate to their instrument and the genres they choose to play. This is why I will often start beginners off with the fundamentals and will continue to revisit them beginning of each lesson. For piano and any other pitched instruments, we'll start with the layout of the instrument and memorizing major and minor scales. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Drums

For older children and adults I start with the two books mentioned, as well as learning to read and count rhythms as well as basic music theory knowledge. I then progress to learning the fundamnetal grooves of Rock,Swing, and other styles, just to introduce the student to a variety of vocabulary on the drumset. All the while I will encourage the student to lead me towards his/her interests. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Keyboard

A crazy chord would be presented to me and I wouldn't even know where to begin to build it. I realized Very quickly that in order to unlock what it really means to “play by ear”, I had to gain an understanding of what I was playing. In my high school and early college days; I really focused in on Music theory courses and mastered the basic building blocks of scales, chords, harmony, melody etc.. being able to playing any song you hear is cool but when you can feel something and translate that into a sound, THATS when your music comes to life! Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Banjo, Lute, Euphonium, Shakuhachi, Latin Percussion, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Djembe, Acoustic Guitar

Books I use for teaching Piano is the Piano Adventures series of books by Nancy and Randall Faber, which is a great lesson book and a good basic piano method for beginners through intermediate level students. For guitar I use the Hal Leonard Incredible Chord Finder and the Warren Nunes Jazz guitar Rhythm and Background Chords and the Solo Patterns book. Also For both Piano and Guitar I have accumulated many charts and Berklee School of Music pages to use as students start to progress. Read More