San Bernardino Percussion Lessons

About Me

Joan is a passionate drummer and percussionist. She enjoys playing any genre of music such as rock, jazz, latin, R&B, classical and more. Joan has been playing for about 7 years and is involved with many groups and ensembles in school and in her local area. She has also had the opportunity to perform on TV shows such as Saturday Night Live, David Letterman, Good Morning America, and the Ellen Show.
Joan has received her Bachelors in Music with a concentration in Percussion Performance at California State University, Long Beach.

About Me

Hello there, my name is Jason H. and I am here to give quality lessons to eager people. I have 20 years of hands on experience that I can offer my students and I am more than happy to do so. I have spanned across the entire musical spectrum regarding styles and I have been in front and behind the scenes of the music industry. I am also a husband and a father, so I can relate to boys, girls, young and old! I have been playing drums since I was 8 years old, recording since I was 16 and running a sound production company since I was 22. Other interests of mine are History, Hockey, Baseball, (I still play both when I have time) Hiking, Bike riding, Videography, Teaching and Parenting.

I started playing gigs at 14 with my first serious band “Imperial Dub” featuring the current singer and guitarist of “Inhale” and we played all over So Cal for a few summers. At 18 I went to college and devoted 60 units to music, audio and video production. From 18-22 I learned about all...

About Me

Born in Culver City, CA and originally from the Los Angeles County. My brother inspired me to become a musician where I decided I wanted to become a drummer. I joined my high school's marching band, concert band, wind ensemble, winter drumline and played in a rock band called Differential Pitch.
Once attending CSU Polytechnic Pomona as a Music major with an emphasis in Music Industry Studies in 2005. Under the teachings of Bill Schilt I was to learn how to play the congas and improve on my drum techniques. I enrolled in my department's concert band and Salsa band. While I was in these groups I met Lyrically Twisted and I was asked to play for him. We formed Lyrically Twisted and the New Generation Band. I had the opportunity to also play with Albert Picon and his Salsa band, the Jazz Steamers, and the M.U.S.E club band, performed with Jess Navarette, an amazing guitarist and songwriter, and joined the Voyager Project.

After completing my studies in June 2010, I got...

About Me

I grew up in Quebec City Canada, where I only spoke French during those growing years. From a very young age, I was always attracted to music and particularly playing drums. My mom has told me that before I could even walk, I was already banging away on whatever I could put my hands on. I would sit down with pots, pans, and spoons and bang away. My parents bought my first “real” drum kit when I was about five years old. It was a Mickey Mouse drum set that they ordered from the Sears catalog. I was ecstatic. Unfortunately, because of the poor quality of the drum, this particular kit only lasted a couple months, but it was on that very drum kit that I gave my first live performance. The concert took place in the basement of my house. This memorable concert included one song, a French version of California dreaming, with me on drums, my brother on guitar and my sister as a singer. The crowd (one uncle and our mom) loved it and saw the potential in what could be a career someday!...

About Me

When I was 2 years old I saw my uncle play the drums in a band at a family gathering. For some reason which I can't explain, I ignored all of the other instruments on stage and became fixated on the drum set! When the show was over I went over to my uncle's side to take a closer look. Then I was hoisted up into his lap where I was allowed, for the first time, to play the drums myself. Ever since that day all I could think of was having a kit of my own.
Finally, at the age of 7 I got what I had wanted for five long years. It was a toy-sized, royal blue DRUMSET! At first I played whatever rhythms I could come up with or whatever beats my father could show me. But eventually my parents forced me into taking some lessons. "You're not just going to bang on them all day," my father told me, "you're going to learn to really play." I must admit that in the beginning I hated taking lessons because of how regimented and challenging it was. However, as time went on I began to...

About Me

Kris has been hired to perform with with many top musicians including: Clare Fischer, Smokey Robinson, Stu Goldberg (film,T.V., John Mclaughlin. Pat Martino), Doc Severensen (Johnny Carson), Otmaro Ruiz (Sheila E, Alex Acuna), Vinnie Falcone (musical director for Frank Sinatra), Tim Bogert (Jeff Beck. Rod Stewart), Luis Conte.

Kris has been on the teaching staff of the Musicians Institute in Hollywood since 2001, and has received his Bachelors Degree in Music from Cal State Northridge.

Kris has studied privately with: Luis Conte, Peter Erskine, Jeff Hamilton , Joey Heredia, Jimmy Branly, Gerry Brown, Wally Snow, Roy Burns, Peter Donald, Joel Leach , Karen Ervin, John Magnussen, Brian Kilgore, Rob Carson.