Music Lessons California

Instruments: Drums, Music

From beginner to advanced, I believe in the classic's like " Ted Reed's Syncopation ", " Stick Control " " The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary As Taught by Alan Dawson ". I believe the best tool is MUSIC. Playing along with music or musicians will ultimately help the most. But fundamentals are a must. Push/Pull or Open/Close Technique will help develop hand speed around the drum set. Finger technique will help with fast drum patterns and single stroke roll speed. Read More

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

I understand it's easy to lose drive when you're constantly drilling scales and fingering. I try to frame all of my lessons in reference to what music really is: the creation of songs. Through composition, my students won't just learn scale and chord structure, but they'll organically develop these skills while writing their own songs and building their personal portfolio. Beginning with chord progressions and harmonies, then moving into melodies and filling up the sonic landscape of the piece. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Music, Keyboard

I welcome children and adult students of all levels and abilities. My goal as a teacher is to support the unique spark in each individual while helping to develop his or her knowledge and enhancing their appreciation of music. I support students developing skill and expression with patience, humor and warmth. Areas of focus are performance (learning and polishing pieces), technique (developing finger control and agility), and music theory (the language of music) through creative work (improvisation and composition, including notation). Read More

Instruments: Piano, Drums, Music, Keyboard

The most important is to undersrand what a new student's goals are with their music education. I wouldn't want to push someone to do something that they simply aren't interested in, but I usually am able to help someone develop interest in areas that they don't already have an interest in. For example, many beginning drummers are sure that they only have interest in playing drum set for a band. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Drums, Ukulele, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion, Music, Keyboard, Djembe

I really enjoyed motivating the students, teaching them about musicianship, but also about how to be better people in the process. I loved watching them grow and succeed both musically and personally, and the bond that the teacher-student relationship created was quite inspiring to me. From there I began to teach more and more. When I entered graduate school, I became a teaching assistant for my private teacher. I was assigned some classes to teach as well as private lessons in World Percussion to both undergraduate and graduate students. Read More