Drum Lessons Manatee County, FL

Instruments: Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Music, Djembe

My teaching style is very high energy, fun, and rewarding. Watching students grow in confidence as they progress is my favorite part of being a teacher. In the arts, we are always being criticized. For example, how can one person love a song/band and another one feel they are horrible? We all have a preference to what we like and I feel we should only judge ourselves by where we have been and where we are at currently. 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: Drums

Utilizing extensive techniques, including specialization of The Moeller Stroke, Free Stroke, Power Stroke, Finger Playing, Double Bass, and Coordinated Independence, my mission is to give players an advantage in the form of the ability to expressively perform what they can image within, true to form and free of thought. Once proper technique is developed and muscle memory formed, a musician can then focus on turning their emotions into sounds through music -- when both of these skills are obtained, only then is a player able to unlock their potential ability!a Read More

Instruments: Drums, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion

I encourage an understanding of music and drum-set/percussion performance by listening/analysis of music andtranscription of different rhythmswith a practical application to the drums/percussion. I aim to promote multi-cultural awareness by incorporating traditional rhythms from around the globe into modern-day drum-set and percussion performance. I use a number of different teaching strategies to tailor-make the learning experience for each student. A few of the many books I use are 'Syncopation for the Modern Drummer' by Ted Reed, Stick Control for the Snare Drummer by George Stone and Teaching Rhythms by Joel Rothman. Read More

Instruments: Drums, Mallet Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion

I have a 30+ year career as a professional drummer , proficient all genres. I have professional experience in show music , big band , contemporary , most of my professional experience is rock,blues and jazz. In 1980 I graduated from the University of Miami School of Music. I have extensive experience as a private and classroom music teacher. I am certified as a K -12 music teacher in the State of Florida. I spent over 10 years as a private music teacher at a Miami music store with 30+ students per week. Read More