I have been a professional music educator for the past 25 years, providing music lessons to students of various ages. My specialties are teaching piano and percussion and I have performed professionally as a jazz and cocktail pianist and as principle percussionist with the Rhode Island Symphony Orchestra. I love all styles of music and have dedicated my life to helping others learn to share in the joy of making music.

I consider myself a motivator, someone who quickly assess each student's interests and learning style. I am patient, yet passionate about the success of each student and consider it my job to help each one realize his/her own talents. I am highly organized and aim to be a model of integrity and reliability for my students.

Roland R was born and raised in New York City. He started playing drums at the ripe age of 12. Throughout his schooling, Roland was a member of Concert Bands, Jazz Bands, and Drum Corps. He eventually started to explore playing music outside of school with friends and independent musicians around New York City. Roland's teaching "career" started about 7 years ago, when his baby cousins took an interest in banging on pots and pans with wooden spoons. His interest in helping others develop their ability to express themselves eventually evolved into in-studio lessons with children and adults of all skill levels. Roland has volunteered for non-profit organizations and college now programs in the past. Through his experiences, he's grown accustomed to speaking in front of large groups of students. Whether or not it's a large group or just a 1 on 1 session, patience and tolerance is the key when working with a student. He fully understands the difficulty of training one's mind to do...

My students are always shown that playing the drums are downright fun. Every time I sit at the kit, I still feel like a little kid who finally gets to hit 'those big things on the stage,' and that enthusiasm is imparted to everyone I teach. Music encompasses all aspects of art: expression (improvisation), entertainment (performance), craftsmanship (technical skill), and enjoyment (having fun). Nobody should miss out on any of these, and a positive attitude helps students be eager to work hard and achieve their goals.

In 6 years of intense degree work, I earned my B.M. and M.M. from two of the most highly acclaimed jazz programs in the world, Oberlin Conservatory and the Manhattan School of Music. Studying with living legends has given me not only information but perspective on music, something not many receive. History and knowledge of the music and the instrument are strengths of mine, and they are balanced with correct technique that transfers to any style.

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Hi! My name is David and I play drums and percussion. I am a working performer and instructor. After receiving my Bachelors degree from Berklee College of Music in Boston, M.A. I moved back to southern California. I am now teaching as well as performing and recording with multiple acts between San Diego and Los Angeles. Aside from playing and teaching drums, I love to surf, go to the beach, and go to concerts.

I am currently enrolled as a Music Education student at Temple University. I am due to graduate in Spring of 2013. I have taken percussion lessons from age 8 to present (I am 22). This includes studying classical percussion (marimba, xylophone, snare drum, timpani, cymbals, bass drum, tambourine, and triangle) with Phil O'Banion, Michael Hinton, and Sue Jones, drum set from Sebastian Guerrero, Sean Dixon and Sue Jones, and jazz vibraphone from Tony Miceli. I have a basic knowledge of Brazilian rhythms and Afro-Caribbean clave based rhythms used in salsa music, and how they apply to congas, timbales, bongos and guiro. I took classical piano lessons from age 7 to age 13 from Lois Didomenico and Barbara Rottenberg and still take occasional lessons to refine my skills, though most of my playing is in pop, jazz, and modern church settings rather than classical.

My teaching style varies based on the student. I aim to understand what a student wants to gain by taking lessons and...

I love to play drums, I love to teach drums, I love to talk about drums and drumming.
I have been a student and a teacher of drumming for over 35 years now, and i learn something new every day.
I have played in many bands, and play in many bands now mostly ranging in styles from Hard rock to Gospel and everything in between. I am the on staff drummer for Evergreen valley Church, Church On The Hill and St Catherines Church. I also sub for Holy Spirit, Central Church, and a number of others.
Currently play drums for OTR (KFOX 2009 Last band Standing Winner and 2010 runner up),
Gundacker Project (original music) and Sugar Jane (Amercana, hiphop. folksy)
Worked with Ronnie Montrose 2010-2011
I have 3 albums to my credit as well

Hello! I am a professional working drummer with over 20 years of performing and teaching experience. My current band, Eight To The Bar, has been the winner of Best Band Connecticut for the past 5 years straight. We perform internationally in many venues, including festivals, casinos, and concert halls. The repertoire is diverse and challenging, drawing on the traditions of R&B, Swing and Motown.

My name is Will, I am a hard worker with an intense passion for teaching and working with students. I strive daily to become the very best at what I do, and recognize that it doesn't come over night. I value the importance of this profile as it gives you a chance to learn more about me and my philosophies regarding education.

I am a musician and know that music has its place not only as a universal language but also a step towards learning more about yourself. I love music and the impact it has on my life and those around me. Please take some time to learn more about me in the following profile.

Music has been flowing through me since I was born, but I began studying music in 2000 simply because my dad was a musician. I took to it a little more than my father and chose to study music at Palm Beach Atlantic University where I earned a Music Education degree and a K-12 Teaching Certificate for Music. During the course of my education I spent my free time teaching, growing as...

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I have been playing drums since I was 10 years old. I loved playing drums so much that it became my life work. I was so advanced at an early age that I began giving lessons and teaching drum line when I was 13. I joined my first professional rock band at 15, and I have been playing and teaching music ever since.
I was fortunate to play in one the worlds top drum and bugle corps, the Santa Clara Vanguard, I also studied Jazz from the area's top jazz drummer, Dick Carlo, who was a student of Joe Morello. My technique is a unique combination of Jazz, Orchestral, and Rudimental styles. The luckiest part of my education was that I went to Lynbrook High School, which had the top concert band in the California. This is where I learned to play concert and orchestra music, and I learned about style, and musicianship.
By the time I should have gone to college I was so busy working as a musician and teaching that I could only go part time. I attended De Anza Jr College...

Once cited in a high school as a “percussion instructor," Christopher has literally built his entire music career on that definition—even before the term “Degree” came into common use. A high energy, understanding, and goal-driven teacher, Christopher approaches each new challenge with his students, creative problem-solving, and drive consistent top of the line improvements.

Christopher began his career on a path that is kind and caring for his community. Teaching at a middle school while in high school, and armed with several responsibilities, Christopher's goal was to show the students his natural technique with a strong foundation, how music is fun transitioning from middle school to high school. The best way to do this, he felt, was to teach a after school music program. Thus, in 2010 he accepted his first position where he gained extensive public school experience and earned great gratitude from the students, excited to continue music in high school. In early 2011,...

I am currently in my last year of graduate school at San Jose State University where I will obtain a Master of Arts in Jazz Studies, with an emphasis in drum set performance. I completed my Bachelor of Music in Music Education from San Jose State where I mainly studied snare drum, timpani, and mallet percussion, but also studied the fundamentals in brass, woodwinds, strings, and voice. Additionally, I took private jazz drum set lessons to focus on becoming a versatile musician and teacher.

As an undergraduate student I had the opportunity to teach percussion courses at a music camp to students between the ages of 6 and 17 that had no prior music experience. I developed daily music lessons to help all the students understand musical concepts and performance techniques. This opportunity helped me understand the importance of teaching music to children and how every student has a different way of learning. I always strive to shape my teaching style to my students needs.

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I'm a professional composer, teacher, and pianist - and I like to keep active doing all three throughout my community. My piano and composition lessons are very in-depth, but also very flexible. Because of my thorough knowledge and experience with music, I can teach all ages, skill levels, and an array of important subjects - including piano, ear-training, music theory, improvisation, composition, creativity, music history, ethnomusicology, and percussion. I cater to each student's interests as well as incorporate many of these subjects into my piano lessons so that every student gains a thorough understanding of music and becomes a well-rounded musician.

I started taking Suzuki piano lessons when I was 5 and quickly fell in love with the piano. Since the Suzuki method incorporates such thorough ear-training and the ability to play without sheet music, I quickly began to explore my creative side and was improvising on the piano by age 7. Naturally, this led to composition! Music...