I am a multi-disciplinary artist who grew up in a musical family and played all his life. I started guitar at age 13, and since then have also learned bass guitar, flute, hand percussion, and kora. I have learned from private lessons, playing with those who know more than me, and from teaching myself. I've performed in various ensembles and in several states and countries, playing covers as well as original music. In college, I took courses in music theory and reading. I am versed in classical, jazz, rock, blues, Latin, flamenco, North Indian, and West African guitar styles. In my own playing, I am deeply interested in the connection between music and dance, in improvisation, and in traditional world music.

MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND
ENJOYMENT OFFERED!

Very enthusiastic and
experienced musician available for instruction offering the following:

o In-depth written music theory coupled with an equivalent of ear training and tone
recognition

o Introduction to performance skills with instruments that include:

Guitar - electric & acoustic
Drum Kit and percussion rhythms
Piano/Keyboard

o Group lessons or private instruction, depending on personal preferences and age
groups

Personal
experience includes:

1) 15 years of GUITAR: professional performance
and composition. Styles include rock, folk, blues, chord
progressions, and alternate tunings.

2) 15 years of DRUMS and PERCUSSION: latin, swing, blues, as well as rock, funk, punk, and reduced top forty beats.

3) 15 years of PIANO: which utilize
several years of...

Hey! My name is Ean, I am 22 years old and I have just graduated from Washington State University with a major in Music Business with an emphasis on percussion. I have been playing the drums since I got my first set at age seven and have had about 11 years of drum lessons on and off since then, five of which came from the professor of percussion at WSU, Dave Jarvis. I have had 3 years of teaching experience in the Seattle All City Marching band and am starting on my fourth this summer where i instruct kids from 8th to 12th grade on how to play music and march. I am and energetic and fun loving person who is always moving in one way or another and I hope to be helping you improve upon your drumming here soon.

I am the drummer & percussionist for Juno Award-winning, Canadian band, The Paperboys, touring regularly in Europe as well as the US and Canada. I make my home in the historic Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, where I teach drummers of all ages. A proud endorser of Protection Racket Drum Cases, I also perform regularly with several other local bands including Cordaviva, Si Limon, and in musical theatre productions. My passion lies in creating, performing, experiencing, and teaching music of all styles. My greatest influences have been traveling, going to concerts, and listening to a lot of records during college.

EDUCATION:
Growing up in Southern California, I began taking private drum lessons at age 8 and continued through high school. In 2003 I moved to the Pacific Northwest to attend the University of Puget Sound where I performed in Percussion Ensemble, Underground Jazz, some small jazz combos, and a high-energy funk band made up of 7 good friends. At UPS, I majored...

Claudio R. is a recent transplant to Seattle from NYC. He was born in Massachusetts and studied classical violin from the age of 6. He attended Vassar College where he earned a degree in violin performance. During college he started playing the drumset because of his infatuation with Jazz. Claudio attended The New School for Jazz and contemporary music on drumset and studied with Chico Hamilton, Joe Chambers, Ari Hoenig and Peter Retzlaff.

During his fifteen years in NYC Claudio performed and toured in a variety of musical situations. He has performed/recorded with hip hop legend Slick Rick, Lauren Hill, Praswell (Fugees), hip hop pioneer Doug-e-fresh, Adam Duritz (counting Crowes), Jason Mraz, and Jazz greats John Hicks, and Gary Bartz. He toured with afro-pop band Chris Berry and Pangea, tropical chart-toppers Xtreme, southern soulful singer/songwriter Lipbone Redding, and indie rock band Jonny Lives. For ten years he was the house drummer for Freestyle Mondays, NYC’s...

I am a professional musician in the greater Seattle area. I graduated from Western Washington University in 2009 with a bachelors degree in music performance. I have been an instructor at the Vashon Drum Camp for 6 years and have taught at a local high school for the last 3 years.

Since 2010 I have been a member of Sound Wave - the official band of the Seattle Sounders FC, and have also recently joined Blue Thunder - the Seahawks drum line, for the upcoming season.

Having played professionally for a wide variety of groups/projects I bring a well rounded, versatile approach to teaching. Unlike some other instructors I am a gigging musician and know what it takes to perform at the highest levels, from classical to post-rock, and can teach you to have this same all-encompassing approach that will leave you feeling comfortable behind any instrument in any musical situation.

In addition, I have experience teaching autistic students. I have seen amazing results in the past and...

Hey Folks my name is Travis and I have been teaching private lessons for 12 years. I started playing drums in the 5th grade, played in marching band in high school, percussion ensembles and jazz bands at CWU, and finally professionally for the last 18 years. I play in a few groups in the Seattle area and in Eastern WA. I am endorsed by Vic Firth drumsticks in their Private Teaching Program and also endorsed by RJS Custom Percussion.

I am a musician, educator, and arranger from Seattle Washington.

I received my education from the University of Washington with a BA/BM in Music Performance (Jazz Studies – Drumset). While at UW, I studied with John Bishop, Garey Williams, Tom Collier, Steve Korn, Mark Ivester, Josh Woodman, Jeff Wade, and was a member of the UW Drumline under David Reeves.

My studies with Reeves opened me to the world of drum corps in 2005 where I went on to tour with world class DCI corps The Cascades during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.

I have also been able to perform with and learn from such artists as Sharief Hobley, Billy Cobham, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Joe Santiago, Mike Stern, Kenny Garrett, Randy Brecker, John Scofield, The Bad Plus, Dave Weckl, Gregg Bissonette, Terry Bozzio, Chad Wackerman, Will Kennedy, Kenny Aronoff, and Marco Minnemann.

Currently I can be seen performing with Eric Tollefson and Discs of Fury. My performing career has taken me across the US and...

DAVID
JAZZ TRUMPET, DRUMS, COMPOSER/ARRANGER & EDUCATOR

EXPERIENCE

2000-2012 Seattle, Washington
• Freelance Musician & music director at Soundview Private School.
• Adjunct faculty member at North Seattle Community College.
• Active freelance trumpeter and drummer throughout the region.
• Private trumpet, keyboard harmony and drum instructor, “Shoreline Music Studio”.
• Organized spring 2007 Japan tour for the Soundview Middle School Jazz ensemble.
• Assistant musical director, contractor and percussionist for the rock musical” Hair” performed at The New Everett Theater 2007.
• Trumpet player for the cruise ship S.S. Patriot, American Hawaiian Cruises.

1996-2000 Tokyo, Japan
• Musical arranger and trumpeter for the "Jimmie Smith 5tet". Recorded CD “From the Heart” April ’98 with Jimmie Smith for Tokyo Sound City.
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I have been teaching percussion lessons since 1994. Outside of my home studio, I have also taught within the Auburn (WA) and Tucson (AZ) public schools as a percussion and music specialist, at The University of Rio Grande (OH) as an affiliate faculty member, at Ohio University and The University of Arizona as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, at Interlochen Arts Camp (MI) as the All-State percussion instructor, and at New England Music Camp (ME) as a faculty member .

I enjoy performing in small and large ensembles. I have performed with numerous professional orchestras including the Tucson, Phoenix, and Juneau (AK) symphonies and was the principal percussionist and timpanist for the Sierra Vista Symphony Orchestra in Arizona. My solo performance venues have included churches, adult care facilities, children's museums, universities, public schools, bookstores, and farmer's markets.

I have a strong interest in percussion instruments of many cultures. In 2005, I traveled to Port...

I'm a professional composer, teacher, and pianist - and I like to keep active doing all three throughout my community. My piano and composition lessons are very in-depth, but also very flexible. Because of my thorough knowledge and experience with music, I can teach all ages, skill levels, and an array of important subjects - including piano, ear-training, music theory, improvisation, composition, creativity, music history, ethnomusicology, and percussion. I cater to each student's interests as well as incorporate many of these subjects into my piano lessons so that every student gains a thorough understanding of music and becomes a well-rounded musician.

I started taking Suzuki piano lessons when I was 5 and quickly fell in love with the piano. Since the Suzuki method incorporates such thorough ear-training and the ability to play without sheet music, I quickly began to explore my creative side and was improvising on the piano by age 7. Naturally, this led to composition! Music...