Drum Lessons Virginia

Instruments: Drums

In marching percussion you will learn all aspects of marching percussion ... positioning of your body, sticks, playing positions and the military bearing required by all high school, college and DCI organizations. You will be required to learn to play utilizing a metronome that will help you learn to set, keep maintain proper meter. We will concentrate on all 40 standard rudiments while incorporating them into individual solos. In drumset percussion you will learn many of the same things stated above for marching percussion but focused on the drumset, ie, use of metronome, standard drumset licks in all music styles and applying rudiments to drumset. Read More

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

I like to start simple. Learning how to hold the sticks and working with different sticking exercises followed by a simple and fun approach to learning rudiments I have a couple of snare drum method books I like to use. I like to play it out and see which one I think will work for the student. Podemski Snare Drum Method or Haskel Harr method. Once we have progressed to a certain point, I like to introduce some fun learning tools. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Drums, Keyboard

I began my teaching journey at my local church and later expanded to formal private lessons at home. One of the key challenges I faced was teaching piano to children as young as five years old. However, seeing how quickly they could assimilate music at such an early age has been incredibly rewarding. I emphasize the importance of regular practice for all students, especially younger ones, as perseverance and patience are essential values in developing strong piano skills and becoming accomplished musicians. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Nothing is more rewarding than seeing one of my students develop a passion for music! Therefore, it's important that each student progresses at his or her own pace. I encourage this by setting realistic goals for my students at each lesson. Acknowledging accomplishments helps fuel a students desire to progress, and makes students eager to learn more. By trying to find out what inspires the student, I can successfully tailor my instruction to their wants and needs... Read More

Instruments: Drums, Latin Percussion

A custom lesson plan will be developed for each student. Reading, technique, play along with songs the student is interested in learning. Read More