Louis W.

General Info

• Certified Music Teacher

  Certified Music Teacher

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• Levels: Beginner to Advanced

• In-Home Lessons: Yes
• In-Studio Lessons: Yes
• Ages: 5 & up

Subjects Taught

Drums, Percussion, Singing, Music Performance, Music Theory

Education

NYU - Childhood Education - 2006-Present (Bachelor's degree received)
NYU - Music Education - 2002-2006
Great Neck North Senior High School - General Studies - 1977-1981

Specialties

I teach with the Kodaly method in mind in that you develop your ear and inner hearing. I teach all styles of music/genres. I am a percussionist and have many years experience with the classical percussion instruments, and can teach you the proper technique of play snare drum, mallets, timpani and focus on tuning, touch and expression. I also teach drumset and many ethnic rhythms and how to feel the rhythm.

Lesson Details

I bring a very rich musical palate to you. I work with each musician. I firmly believe that we can learn from each other. I bring you the tools to learn staff notation, rhythm, beat and spend time teaching you how to read and write and understand music. I work at your pace but will make it challenging in a fun educational way.
I teach begginers, intermediate and advanced percussion. I will teach you the important rudiments, mallet technique, how to tune timpani, and properly play them. ... I will teach you how to maintain a pulse and keep time in all the major percussion instruments, including drumset, mallets, snare drum and all of the extra instruments in the percussion family.
I believe that one must have inner hearing, the ability to be able to sing or play something, stop and then come back in on pitch, tempo, rhythm, which eventually leads to your ability to hear others as you play and tune as is needed. I will also teach you how to read and write music. And you will learn as the months pass, very important musical elements such as note values, time signature, pitch, intervals beat and rhythm.
Music is and should be fun. Let's explore it and see what we can do.
I encourage my students to ask me questions about the music they play and for them to input they're ideas. Remember that music should come from the heart and the individual. This is why musicians are constantly noticed.
Playing drums and percussion is about laying down the time. And keeping it steady and solid is what can make you a solid drummer whether you are playing rock, jazz, Brazilian/latin or classical music. I am well versed on mallets and timpani as well and you can be playing them and sounding fantastic in you band or orchestra.

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About

My name is Louis and I have been playing percussion and drums for over 30 years. I grew up in Michigan with constant exposure to music and brought it with me to New York where I have been living since the late 60's. I am always expanding my knowledge of music of music from all cultures.
I currently play timpani with the Band of Long Island and the North Shore Symphony Orchestra. I also have been playing 3rd Surdo with Samba New York as well as Singing with the Glass Menagerie. I have ... accompanied the Great Neck Choral Society on timpani, am well versed at many world musics and have played drums and percussion in various musicals.
I have a Bachelor's Degree from New York University in Music Education teaching students from K-12. I have had experience teaching elementary students in general music, recorder and instrumental ensembles. I have also presented winter concerts with a presentation of choral and instrumental holiday music. I have experience conducting children's choir, percussion ensembles performed music that I composed and other composers. I have also performed recitals playing solo percussion and new music.

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