Music Lessons in Chula Vista , CA

Instruments: Guitar

My teaching style weighs heavily on making sure I'm doing my best to give the studnet material that keeps them interested in continuing to play, while teedering the border of being feasable to play yet challenging and productive.   

Instruments: Piano Drums

I get students playing right away with simple beats and fills. This works well for inspiration. While doing this music theory is presented along with basic rudiments and exercises. This is all done with a relaxed and inspiring approach.

Instruments: Piano Guitar Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Drums Recorder Mallet Percussion

I like to teach to the interests and ability levels of my students. I believe in keeping lessons light and fun, while maintaining a strong emphasis on guiding my students toward becoming musically literate. A typical lesson for a younger student may include board games and coloring pages in addition to traditional "on instrument" time. I also strive to integrate technology in to my lessons, whether by using iOS apps as teaching supplements, or by monitoring home practice through a "flipped" classroom approach. 

Instruments: Drums

I began teaching drums after college in 1993 in Colorado Springs, CO. My wife and I relocated from San Diego on a wing and a prayer, and with quality jobs thin at that time I decided I could start my own business doing something I knew and loved, drum instructor. I transformed our basement to a studio and ran classified ads (no internet then) and the phone started ringing and friends told friends and before long a nice cliental emerged and I landed myself in a great band to boot. I was always looking for new and fun teaching ideas/techniques in the private lessons, and during these years Ireally learned a lot about customizing each lesson for each personality and ability. This kept (and to this day still keeps) things fun, interesting and makes for a great learning environment. After nearly five years of consistent teaching and performing in Colorado we returned to San Diego County and I picked up where I had left of with bands I performed with prior. I continued my teaching but on a lesser scale do to the demands of performance and recording for the next ten years. The experience gained during this period elevated my drum, music, performance, etc. knowledge to a new level and I began my passion again, and continue now, teaching all ages -with a fullarsenal of fun! I am also the In House Drum Instructor atDrum Flip Drum Shop in Vista, CA. Various Bands, Venues Preformed & Recordings - Bands: Crash Carter, Michael Tiernan, Tower 7, The Surf Chiefs, The Standards, The Late Walter Phobicman (w/ Matt Beckley), Life of Wryley, Tom Yermak's Tomfoolery, Head Full of Zombies plus many others. Performances: The Fonda Theater, The Palomino Club, The Belly Up, The La Paloma Theater, Rusty's on the Santa Monica Pier, The Casbah, Humphrey's, DiPiazza's, The Hard Rock Cafxc3xa9, The Del Mar/San Diego County Fair, Festival Del Mar, San Diego Rock n' Roll Marathon, Canes, Fiesta Del Sol, The Sony Art Walk, Winston's, The Bacchanal, The Calypso and numerous other venues, events, corporate shows as well as live performances, Air Play and/or interviews on Television (NBC, FOX, KPBS, KUSI) and Radio (91X, 94.9, KGB, KPRI, KKSM and others in and outside the San Diego area). Recordings: Over 50 recording sessions in Los Angeles and San Diego. Crash Carter's release x22Red Buttons Blinkx22 and Michael Tiernan's x22Jumping Inx22 is available on all digital sites such as iTunes, Spotify, Rhapsody, Amazon, etc. for purchase and/or streaming. ASCAP Member Since 2005 - The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more than 480,000 US composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers. The ASCAP is committed to nurturing music makers throughout their careers.