NEW FOR 2020: Remote Online Lessons on the Zoom webconferencing platform
AS OF MARCH 2020 ALL LESSONS WILL BE IN A REMOTE FORMAT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
I offer 1/2 hour, 1 hour, 90 minute, and 2 hour slots for lessons.
With intermediate and advanced students I can also split the 90-minute and 2-hour lessons into three parts:
- Student sends me recordings of themselves in real-life situations.
- I analyze the recordings offline for 30-60 minutes.
- We discuss my observations and offer diagnosis and treatment for the remaining hour during a Zoom session.
Please contact me for pricing and scheduling by clicking LEARN MORE at the bottom of this page.
Once we find a suitable time I will set up a webconference in Zoom and invite you to the video lesson.
PHILOSOPHY
Great drummers are fine musicians. This requires much more than just hand development and coordination. I teach my students how to parlay fundamental skills and rudiments into the freedom to create and innovate, whether in jazz or any other style.
Great musicians possess a panoply of skills. The best musicians are able to effortlessly merge their knowledge, imagination, and musicianship. I help my students to find a personal path that blends musical mastery with a clear vision of who they aspire to be and what they need to say..
AREAS OF FOCUS
- Chops/dexterity/technique
- Time/groove
- 4-way coordination
- Touch/control/sound
- Reading
- Styles/analysis
- Improvisation/idea development
- Repertoire/history
- Musical forms
- Jazz studies
SERVICES
- Individual drum lessons
- Group lessons/coaching
- Lessons in music theory/improvisation
- Audition preparation and recordings