Drum Lessons Nevada County, CA

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar, Music, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I tend to allow things to evolve organically, meaning I let the student inform me about what excites them the most. This way, I can better ensure that lessons will be enjoyable. Also, understanding their preferences helps me build a better game plan for assisting them with their goals . . . and helping students reach their goals is certainly one of my biggest goals as a teacher! At the end of the day, I just want the people I teach to have an enjoyable experience learning music, enriching their lives with the wonderful gift of music. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar

For beginning musicians, I start by asking what music they enjoy and often have them start playing it within a day! Then we may proceed with auditory theory training, understanding rhythmic syncopations, and learning to apply harmonic modes. This is what I believe to be one of the most useful methods for cultivating a creative mindset and becoming a proficient player. Despite the technical lingo, these practices are generally entertaining for everyone because it helps them to view music in a completely different way and learn it quickly. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Saxophone, Drums, Bass Guitar, Organ, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Keyboard

I've been a lifetime musician, and love finding unique and fun ways to motivate my students.  I've worked with most styles of music before, and arranged music for many as well, so I'm very comfortable helping students with a variety of disciplines and interests.  My experience in both the civilian and military music communities has given me a very open-minded but direct approach to WHAT you should learn, and HOW FAST you should be able to progress each individual student. Read More

Instruments: Drums

I always like to bring a student's assignment/exercise into musical context. That way, the student always knows why they are being challenged with the assignment, and that it pertains to music that is being made in the real music world. It always has to be fun, and contain a level of challenge, to keep the students mind growing, along with their overall growing ability to learn another language; music! Read More

Instruments: Drums, Latin Percussion, Keyboard

I'm a passionate and motivated instructor who looks forward to teaching an instrument that I grew up to love. I've been playing the drums for about 20 years and have played in many church events, band gigs, and teaching opportunities. I've always loved to perform and play for different bands and I've even had an opportunity to form a band called Third Street where we won 1st place at the 2010 Northern California Apollo Night competition. Read More