Drum Lessons Ohio

Instruments: Drums

Lessons focus on strong fundamental skills, including technique and reading. Popular texts are supplemented with single sheets and multimedia to provide a comprehensive vocabulary of styles and approaches to performing. Read More

Instruments: Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion

Economy of motion. Sensory awareness. Self-observation. Emotional attachment. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Depending on the instrument I am instructing on I will take each student on their own path. I typically spend some time getting to know the student, understand their desires and passions for music, and their own personal style. When I understand that I can gauge where the lessons should go. The first few lessons typically cover the basics of the instrument and a "get to know you" setting. Of course I always try to give the student some form of "homework" or things to practice. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Flute, Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Keyboard, Acoustic Guitar

I began teaching music while I was in college. Although I was not an education major, I did take education classes and learned a lot about pedagogy during my time in college. I have experience teaching beginning percussion-intermediate percussion on mallet instruments, snare drum, timpani, drum set, and orchestral percussion. I have taught music theory/piano to many students over the years. I have provided many of those students with the skills to set them up to continue learning independently or to seek out learning new instruments. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Flute, Clarinet, Drums, Bassoon, Keyboard

My experience in both music education and special education gives me the insight into adapting lesson material to the individual student, as no two students are alike in their learning styles! I work with the needs and goals of the individual student, and incorporates a wide variety of teaching styles into my lessons. For my younger piano students, I use the Bastien piano series, and I like to use the Alfred Adult Beginner series for my beginning students that are late middle school and older. Read More