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Rob F.

Rob F.

“LIVE, LAUGH AND DRUM...!!!”

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    • Levels: Beginner to Advanced
    • In-Home Lessons: No
    • In-Studio Lessons: Yes
    • Ages: 5 & up
    Subjects Taught
    Drums, Music Performance, Music Recording, Percussion
    Education
    Berkley High School - 6-65 - 9-63
    Michigan State University - 6-72 - 9-68 (Bachelor's degree received)
    Ali Akbar College of Music - 8-76 - 9-73
    Dominican University - 6-87 - 9-86
    Specialties
    Trapset all styles, African djembe and shekere, Latin congas and timbales, Indian tablas.
    Lesson Details
    My approach to drum lessons is simple. I want my students to be excited about every stage of the process. I want to be as productive as possible with each student and want the lessons to be fun and focused.
    I want beginning students to learn the essentials of good posture, correct hand positions or grips (how to hold the sticks in matched and military grip), how to best use their hands and feet to get around the drumset and to then develop a solid foundation of applicable rudiments, rhythms ...
    About
    Rob (aka R.J.): Born in Detroit, Michigan, RJ studied r&b and jazz from Motown drummers and Funk Brothers Benny Benjamin and Uriel Jones. From the age of fifteen he played in rhythm & blues and jazz combos around Detroit. He then studied privately with Berklee School of Music drum maestro, Gene Stuart,studied with mallet studies with Mark Johnson and earned a Bachelors Degree from Michigan State University, moved to San Francisco and studied North Indian percussion and tabla with Zakir ...
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