Jack G.

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• 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

Education

WEST KILDONAN - GENERAL - 1965-1968 (High School diploma received)
YORK UNIV., CANADA - MUSIC PERF. - 1974-1977 (Bachelor's degree received)
BROOKLYN COLLEGE - MUSIC PERF. - 1979-1984 (Master's degree received)

Specialties

Reading, Drum Rudiments, Jazz Independence, Double Bass Drumming, Reading Drum Chart for Jazz Bands, Broadway, Studio Work, Latin Drumming, Mallet Lessons.

I use recordings to play along to real music.

Lesson Details

I try to teach everyone to reach music goals at a steady pace.While playing on real drums & getting a great sound you can develop a good daily routine and progress rapidly.
I use drum various books, CDS, DVDS...students learn drum rudiments,reading, drum set beats, double bass drums...how to groove with rock or jazz beats.. how to play in a rock or school band, drumline, concert band,etc. audition for bands or college.

using traditional ( STICK CONTROL. SYNCOPATION, etc. ) & modern ... drum books.. traditional or match grip
ADVANCED SNARE DRUM & DRUM SET READING : POLYRHYTHMS, LATIN,
DOUBLE BASS DRUMMING
xylophone, vibe, tympani lessons, congas, bongos, djembi, dumbek, etc.

HOW TO PREPARE for & get rock band gigs, school band drumming,drumlines, jazz band, concert band...
music college auditions and score well.

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About

Jack teaches you how to play rock, marching band, jazz, so you can have fun playing in a real band ! and read drum music to excel in school music programs...prepare for regional school, college bands, auditions
Resume:
Broadway Shows: drummer & percussionist
A Chorus Line. (Shakespeare Productions)
Drummer- NYC National Company Tour 1980 (Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Pasadena, MPLS, Seattle)
Subbed Drums (NY Schubert Theatre) 1981-1988

Subbed at other ... Broadway Shows:
Merlin
The Rink
42 St.
Oy Mama, Am I in Love? (Yiddish Theater)
Jerome Kern's "Month of May" (Town Hall, NYC) Show Revival Reading

Performed With:
Chita Rivera, Nathan Lane, Ben Vereen, Liza Minelli, Vanessa Williams, Dough Henning, Sergio Franchi, Scott Bakula.
Various Shows Off-Broadway: drum set / and percussion
Finians Rainbow
Mame
Annie Get Your Gun
Guys and Dolls
Bye Bye Birdie
Jacob Two Two (Young People's Theater)
Toronto 1978-1979
What's Hot (Miller Reich Productions)
The Five Points

Recordings : ABC TV,many COMMERCIALS, RECORD ALBUMS

Symphony/Orchestra Work:

Canadian Opera Company National Tour 1977-Tympanist

Orchestras and Concert Work:

New York Unversity Big Band -drummer

percussionist :
Brooklyn College
Queensboro
Queens College
New Amsterdam
Plainfield Symphony
Brooklyn Philharmonia
Canadian Army Band 1974-1977
North York Symphony
East York Symphony
Mississaugua Orchestra
Huronia Symphony
Barrie Symphony

Training:
MA, Music- Brooklyn College 1984 Graduate Percussion with Morris Arnie Lang
BFA, Hons- New York University, Tornonto, Canada 1977, Robin Engleman, Bob Becker (Nexus)
Xylophone- Ian Finkel
7 years of performances in percussion ensembles.

Studied with:
Nicholas "Nicky" Marrero- Timbales
Sonny Igoe, Peter Erskine, Joe Labarbera, Carmine Appice, Ralph Humphries, Jim Blackley, Reg Kelln, Bill Graham, Bernard Purdie- Drumset

Play all styles of music: Pop, Big Band, R&B, Funk, Latin, Jazz, Country e.t.c.
Toured in Many Pop, Rock, Country, Disco Show Bands 1967-1976
currently with ROUSTABOUTS ELVIS/5OS BAND,ESTEEM ENTERTAINMENT ORCHESTRAS, JACK GOODMAN BIG BAND,
Music Director for Thousands of Performances:
Coporate, Weddings and Various Charity Fundraisers
Directing Orchestras including Trios and Big Bands

Teaching:
Hightstown High School & Kreps Middle school, East Windsor elemetary schhols,Monroe High School, Monroe middle & elementary schools
Percussion/Mallets/Tympani/Drum set
Hightstown High school, East Windsor middle , public schools,Monroe substitute music teacher
Freehold District High School- 2009 Percussion Coach
Monmouth Conservatory of Music 2007- Present
Highland Park (NJ) High School Tympani Clinic- 2008
Brooklyn College Jazz Band Asst. Director 1980-1983
Little Red School House, Greenwich Village, NYC Drum Teacher 1981-1983

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