Drum Lessons Forsyth County, NC

Instruments: Drums

So, once a safe space is established, we can then focus on authentic feedbackboth for the student AND the teacher :-) Whats working? Whats not working? Where are we seeing the most improvement at the moment? How are we feeling about it? Lastly, at the end of the day, our goal as musicians is to make music that people want to listen to. As drummers, our job is to make that music feel great! Read More

Instruments: Drums

I am an enthusiastic and motivated instructor who loves working with students and sharing my passion of music with them. I have been playing the drums and other percussion instruments since I was twelve years old. Over the past ten years I've had the privilege to play in several bands which has allowed me to play with various musicians from multiple backgrounds . My love music starts at the drums, and then expands outward towards percussion, audio engineering, and video setup. Read More

Instruments: Drums

I like to start out with extremely simple fundamentals which can then be seen in most every piece of music. Connections like that are important for any student. For younger students I heavily emphasize just having fun, and that every lesson they can go home and say 'look mom/dad at what I can do!' I believe that keeping students interested and focused on having fun while learning new material and techniques is the best strategy to ensure growth as a musician. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Drums, Mallet Percussion

In college have had the opportunity to work as a music instructor to a studio with over 20 students on a weekly basis. The students ranged in age from 5 to 70. This gave me a good perspective on how to directly connect with each student to ensure that we are exploring the best concept of learning for the individual. Drum set lessons are always more groove oriented first and I do encourage becoming comfortable learning from an aural perspective before tackling reading music and understanding theory. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I am an instructor who is passionate and motivated about both music and teaching. While working on a degree in Psychology at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, I also studied music theory and other musical topics. I began playing bass guitar around 1978 and have played in bands, done session work and given music lessons in Michigan and the midwest ever since. I enrolled in and intensive program for bass guitar at the Players School of music where I studied performance, music theory and received private instruction from Jeff Berlin. Read More