I'm a full-time musician who is passionate about teaching and performing. I've been giving lessons in the southern Rhode Island area for the past 5 years. Currently, I teach "on the road" but look forward to eventually having my own home studio.

My name is Jarrod V. I am a graduate of the University of Rhode Island Music Program. I currently teach music in Jamestown, RI. I also manage and play saxophone in a six-piece funk/reggae band that tours the north-east. We were recently recognized as "Band Of The Year" in Southern New England. I have performed on stage with members of the Grateful Deal and the Allman Brothers. I have also opened for acts such as P-Funk, Buddy Guy, the Violent Femmes, Johnny Winter and the Spin Doctors.
If you are looking to master your instrument and learn how to perform on stage, I am the right teacher for you! I feel I have a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge to offer to my students, and if given the opportunity, I will make a great musician out of you!

I am a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I have a wide-ranging experience in the music world, playing a variety of styles and a variety of orchestrations. In 2007 i was lucky enough to join Wynton Marsalis at Avery Fischer Hall in New York. Two years later, I had the honor of playing drums behind Dave Brubeck and saxophonist Grace Kelly at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. I strive to not only assist musicians in expanding their technique and vocabulary, but also to encourage musicians in accessing their creativity and spirituality. Music is an incredible tool through which we can achieve amazing things, and through the practices of improvisation, ear training, and musical internalization, we can achieve so much more.

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I have been performing for for over 30 years. I am currently the principal percussionist for the Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra on Cape Cod. I also free lance around South-Eastern Massachusetts in various groups and establishments. I am a Berklee College of Music graduate and I earned a music teaching license through the music education department at Westfield State University.

I am funny, friendly, outgoing and I love to make music with others. I love kids and I love teaching.

I have studied percussion with many teachers including jazz drummer Ed Soph and Eugene Bozzi of the Hartford Symphony. I have spent many years living in Boston and has performed and recorded with many jazz, blues and R & B artists. Some of the groups I have recorded with are Grits, Alistair Moock, Josh Lederman, Lonely Gus, the Ground Swells and the Dave Richardson Band.

I have been teaching lessons since 1985 and I have had many great experiences with my...

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I am a percussionist with 18 years of experience on drum set, mallet instruments (i.e. Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone), and Steel Drum. I’ve played in many different styles of music from classical and jazz to world and latin. I have a passion for teaching and make it my goal to guide my students to their fullest potential.

I hold a Bachelor of Music degree with a concentration in Percussion Studies and Music Education from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. After which, I obtained my certification to teach Kindergarten to 12th grade music and have done so in the towns of Randolph and Brookline.

As a performer, I have played with world renowned jazz artists such as bassist Santi Debriano and world music African drummer/jazz drum set player Royal Hartigan. On the weekends, you might find me jamming on drum set at a local jazz club or playing a shaker in one hand, bongos with another, and a woodblock with my foot in a college level...