Drum set and Percussion Lessons from a TakeLessons Certified Teacher!
About Me
Lesson Details
strong points as an educator:
BEATS - specific feels, bpm's, nomenclature (names of
specific beats at specific tempos), what
parts/patterns come together to make a specific beat
and how are those parts used in other beats (sometimes
in a different part of the kit, i.e. a kick pattern
shows up as a hh pattern in a different beat), etc.
HISTORY - how and when different beats and feels were
created and what was ...
Swiss Chris has been a Brooklyn private music instructor for TakeLessons since 2009. Swiss Chris is a certified local music teacher.
Subjects Taught
Drums, Percussion
My Specialties
- Pop, Funk, Rock, Soul, R & B, Hip-Hop, Latin (Afro-cuban/ Brazilian/ Haitian), Reggae and World music styles Groove oriented drumming - Swiss and International Rudimental Techniques - Moeller Technic (Studies with Jim Chapin and Dom Famularo) - Groove and Solo Technics in Song Form (Blues and Rhythm-changes and other Basic Songforms) - Cross combinded ambidextrous approach to the drum set (4-Way- Coordination) - Linear Coordination, Independance and Interdependance - Alan Dawson Drum-Rudiment Ritual (Jazz- and Funk and Gospel Chop approach) - Rudimental and Classical Drumset Reading (Beginner to Intermediate Level) - Small and Big Band Reading in all Styles (Beginner to Advanced Level) - Mental Independance Technics - Basic Poly-Rhythm-Technics (Beginner to Intermediate Level - Showmanship (Stick-twirling and Backsticking Technics) - Electronic Drum set-playing and programming - Drum and Music Sampling Technics - Drumometer
My Education
The Collective - Master classes - 93/ 94 (Degree received)
Berklee School of Music - Music Performance Diploma - 91-95 (Bachelor's degree received)
Dante Agostini Swiss/ France - Music - 89-91 (Associate degree received)
Kaufmaenische Berufschule - Banking/ Business - 85-89 (High School diploma received)
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Swiss Chris's Videos
Swiss Chris teaching Rhythm from the SouthCategory: Music
Type: Instructional
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