Drums with Eric K.

I have been a performer since high school (08-11). Marched all four years at Las Vegas High School playing top bass and then snare the rest of my school year while playing drumset on the side. Currently, I am in UNLV marching band, and I am also a part of an independent drumline called Vegas Vanguard Percussion Theater/Vegas Vanguard Entertainment Drumline. I have played cymbals, bass and snare at UNLV, and I have played only bass for VVPT/VVED. On the side, I also play drumset but not professionally. UNLV marching band only does local shows at home football games and has the opportunity to do gigs. Gigs like playing with Phillips Phillips (winner of American Idol). Vegas Vanguard Percussion Theater is an indoor drumline that competes with other drumlines world wide. In the past, we have competed for three years and were bronze medalist the first two years and silver medalists this year. Vegas Vanguard Entertainment Drumline had the opportunity to do huge gigs with Enrique Iglesids, Nike and UFC. *** Lesson Details *** I like to break things down to the very basics. How to hold a stick, perfect posture and technique, rudiments, 4-limbed coordination, roll break downs and so on. These little details and basics is what will help students to succeed in becoming a great performer. After a few months, or less, students will go through what is known as "muscle memory" and will have to build up chops by learning difficult rudiments and styles of grooves. I am able to teach students how to play: snare drum, tenor drums, bass drum and drumset. I am able to some what teach mallet percussion and concert percussion. *** Travel Equipment *** I can provide drumpads, metronome, sticks and mallets for 1on1 lessons (group lessons to bring their own pads). What I expect for students to provide are: a 3 ring Binder, sheet protectors, pencils, blank paper or music sheets (music sheets recommended), metronome, sticks/mallets, drumpad, music stand(wired), a drumstand (if necessary) and listed books above. *** Specialties *** Specialized in marching percussion. Marching band, Drum Corp and Indoor Drumline styles (I can also teach marching techniques). I have some knowledge of playing styles on drumset. Mainly: jazz, rock and groove.