Rock out on the Drums in Dallas, Texas!!

About Me

Greg has been playing drums since he received his first drum kit at the age of 8. His parents helped Greg nourish his abilities by enrolling him in private lessons and starting him in the school band program. During his junior and high school years, Greg participated in concert bands, youth orchestra, marching band, and played in a variety of high school musicals. His time spent with these ensembles enabled him to travel overseas to London and all over the United States performing in ... festivals, parades, and competitions.

After high school, Greg attended the acclaimed University of North Texas in Denton, Texas where he received his Bachelor of Music in 2002. His studies enabled him to learn history, arranging, theory, and pedagogy. While attending UNT, Greg performed with a variety of performance groups such as: the Symphonic Band, the Mean Green Marching Band, the brass ensemble, UNT Orchestra, the award winning drumline, steel band, Afro-Cuban and Brazilian ensembles, and a variety of modern percussion ensembles just to name a few.

His love of Latin/ Brazilian music has taken him to the country of Brazil where he was able to study the culture and rhythms of Brazil. He has taken those experiences out into the freelance world and has performed with a variety of musicians and dance groups. He has been a performer and educator in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the past few years and looks forward to furthering his experiences and growing as a musician.

After college, Greg taught at a number of area high schools and middle schools throughout DFW. He has taught a variety of student levels, from beginners to intermediate. He also has worked with drumlines and small ensembles and judged area competitions. At any given, Greg taught a number of students during the week, ranging from 60 to 80 students a week. Greg taught all the different percussion instruments from keyboard/mallet instruments, to timpani, snare drum, hand percussion, drum set and many others. He teaches reading skills, technique, ear training, and playing along with other musicians/drummers. Greg is available for clinics, masterclasses, and private instruction. He is active in the Dallas/Fort Worth music scene and plays with a variety of musicians.

Greg has performed for audiences of 100 to 100,000 people in the various ensembles and groups that he has had the privilege to perform with, and he hopes to share those experiences with up and coming drummers.

Lesson Details

Greg is a laid-back teacher. Lessons will be structured around technique, reading, listening, watching, and doing. Technique will be stressed, but understood that it is not the most important element. Reading will be touched upon as it will make learning easier and quicker. Reading will be stressed for those students involved in public school music programs. Listening is an integral part of playing music. Listening will be a huge part of lessons. Watching is also an important part of ... playing music.

Greg can teach anything from drum set to world percussion to orchestral percussion and beyond. Lessons will be structured to what the student wants to focus on and learn. Lessons usually involve a short period of fundamentals and warm-up followed by a short period of theory or other patterns, and then finished up with songs and tunes.

Greg has been a Richardson private music instructor for TakeLessons since 2009. Greg is a certified local music teacher.

How It Works

Lessons are paid for in advance and purchased through our monthly or quarterly plans. All plans come with our 100% Money Back Guarantee. We accept payment via credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover), debit card or electronic check.

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Lesson rates vary depending on the length of the lesson (we offer 30, 45, 60, and 90 minute lessons), and the actual location of the lesson (we offer lessons in your home or our teacher's studio). Lessons are paid for in advance by Visa, Mastercard or Discover. Sorry, no cash.

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