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Douglas F.

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Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 5+

Teaching since 1993

Master in Business Administration

Drum lessons for kids, taught by a dad who cares :)

Guitar Center Drum Off winner, Douglas F, lays down funky tracks in the studio, while harnessing the capacity to teach novice drummers to professionals new and exciting drum techniques. Douglas's band, Tragedy Andy, has performed for audiences of students across the age spectrum, helping with fundraising campaigns that have provided three million dollars in funding to organizations including The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY

Student's Home

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Teaching Hours

Monday

8 AM-12:03 AM

Tuesday

8 AM-12:03 AM

Wednesday

8 AM-12:03 AM

Thursday

8 AM-12:03 AM

Friday

8 AM-12:03 AM

Saturday

8 AM-12:03 AM

Sunday

8 AM-12:03 AM

Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Pricing

30 minutes

$45

60 minutes

$90

About Douglas F.

5.0

(3)

One area of focus for Douglas is to combine the music world with business and create a harmony between the two. For over 15 years, Douglas has been part of an enormous network of musicians that he has met along the way, including American Idol Winner, Jordin Sparks; professional touring musician and brother, Tommy F; and an outstandingly talented and accomplished member of the rock band Taking Back Sunday, Matt Fazzi.

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3 Reviews

Sye Burns

Student's home

Very personable and great with children.

Posted Nov 17, 2015

Oscar Amato

Student's home

So far so good! Oscar is really excited about the drums.

Posted Sep 17, 2015

Scott Llamas

Teacher's studio

"I've been producing music full-time for the last 15 years and Doug is one of the best drummers I've ever recorded. If I needed a drummer for any of my recordings he would be one of my top choices." Scott Llamas Producer ScottLlamas.com

Posted Feb 2, 2015

Experience

Drummer

Aug, 1999 - Present

Tragedy Andy

Drummer

Aug, 1995 - Present

Education

Audio Recording

Aug, 2009 - Sep, 2011

Portland Community College

Master in Business Administration

Aug, 2023

SUNY Brockport

Music & Accounting

Sep, 2011

Portland State University

Certifications

Audio Engineer PENDING

Jun, 2011

Portland Community College

Analog Recording Emphasis

Motor Vehicle Inspector

Jan, 2019

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

Douglas is also an automotive professional!

Awards

1st Place Guitar Center Drum Off - San Jose, CA

Jun, 1999

Guitar Center

Affiliations

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Apr, 2005

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more than 480,000 US composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers. The ASCAP is committed to nurturing music makers throughout their careers.

Broadcast Music Inc.

May, 2005

One of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed. In FY 2013, BMI collected more than $944 million in licensing fees and distributed $814 million in royalties.