Bryan B
Instruments: Piano, Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion, Djembe
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Rock, R&b, Musical Theater, Latin, Funk, Showtunes, Spirituals, Reggae, Swing, New Age, Soul, Marching Band, Avant-Garde

My teaching experience began during my college days, when I began teaching privately out of a studio in Lousiville. After graduation I began teaching in public schools along with my private teaching work. Although I value both public and private teaching, I have always appreciated private teaching greatly because it gives the opportunity to work very personally with each student according to their ability, interests and learning style. I have experience with a wide variety of musical styles although my main focus areas have been Jazz drumming, classical percussion and marching percussion. I encourage students to find what musical styles interest them while also helping them gain an appreciation for different styles that they can learn from and broaden their horizons.

For beginning students, I generally like to work with them on understanding musical basics like rhythm and beat aurally before working out of any books. I use call and response methods and teach students various different exercises and games to get them playing and understanding music as a language. Once students have this understanding and are more at intermediate levels, I start working more on reading rhythms and melodies and working out of various drumming books as well as playing along with music. For advanced students, I focus on doing more listening to professional drummers, studying into specific styles and grooves and transcribing music to learn from the greats.