Anastasiya K  
Instruments: Drums
Styles: Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, R&B, Funk, Hip Hop, Reggae, Swing, Samba, Bossa Nova, Marching Band, Punk

I have been a teacher since my senior year in high school. I was the section leader of all of the bands at Fort Hamilton High School, including Symphonic band, Orchestra, Jazz band, and Drum line. I would teach my section parts, and lead sectionals 3 times a week to make sure that everyone mastered their percussion parts. I have been teaching for over 4 years now, and have had my students achieve great things. I have prepared some of my more serious student for high school auditions, and they have made it into specialized arts schools such as Laguardia, and Fort Hamilton. I love to see my students excel, and get excited about their achievements, and to witness all of their practice and hard work get them to amazing places. I love to share my knowledge to my students. Sharing is caring, and we are brought on this planet to help others find their purpose, and make their lives a bit easier. So I like to Motivate, inspire, and encourage my students to fo the extra mile, and see what happens. I have been fortunate to share my gift all through out the Unites States, and I shall continue educating, and inspiring more drummers.

I love to teach my student music that they listen to, and genuinely like. I like to involve the student in their drum learning experience. Through out my musical journey, I always found that it was beneficial to play to music and not just teach the students out of a book. Reading is important, and I provide a visual aid for students to be able to refer back to reading the music for the songs they choose to play. The best way to learn, even as a beginner, is choose a song you can relate to. I often times find students getting bored learning from a book. I tackle timing, technique, drum fills, grooves, reading, as we learn music the student chooses.