Yuichi H. was born in Tokyo, Japan. His musical career started at age 10 when he performed marimba in a music recital. He started playing drum set at age 14 and joined a wind ensemble, a few rock bands, and a jazz big band. With some of these groups, he performed at several live music venues in Tokyo. In 1991, he composed the music and performed drums and percussion in a production of Othello, at The Globe Tokyo Panasonic Theater.
In the fall of 1991, with a full scholarship, he attended Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA. He studied jazz drums mainly with Joe Hunt and Jon Hazilla, and orchestral percussion with Dean Anderson. Also, he took many classes in jazz composition and arranging with Gregg Hopkins and Jeff Friedman. He was the recipient of "The Cuccinello Percussion Award" and the "Berklee Percussion Department Achievement Award." Outside of the school curriculum, he joined several bands and performed at several venues such as the Willow Jazz Club, Middle East...

I started playing drums in my parents' basement when I was 9 years old. It was just me, a stereo, and a bunch of cardboard boxes I made into my first drumset. Every day, I listened to to my favorite songs over and over again to figure out how to play them. To me, there was nothing more awesome in the world than music.

Since then my musical journey has taken me far and wide. I've studied percussion and composition with world class teachers, toured Europe, composed music for commercials, co-written award winning songs, and performed with a variety of artists at such venues as the Hard Rock Cafe, BB King's, World Cafe, 55 Bar, The Living Room, The Bitter End, and many others. And the one thing that hasn't changed? I'm still totally in awe of it all.

These experiences have helped me to create my own style of teaching that's tailored to each student, whether they want to learn music purely for the enjoyment of it, or take their studies further. Sharing my knowledge and life...

Jerome has been playing percussion for almost 40 years.
His 20 years experience as a music teacher combined with his involvement in many different playing situations makes him an expert in the field of latin percussion.
Jerome states:"I love to bring my experience into the classroom and share my knowledge with the students. I love to see them grow in a fun and safe environment."
Growing up, Jerome obtained a gold medal at the conclusion of the Final examination of classical percussion in the French Republic City of Metz and a first interregional award of excellence in Chamber Music at the Conservatory of Music of the City of Luxembourg.
His love to latin percussion, brought him various times to Cuba where he deepened his knowledge of Afro-Cuban music.
In 1996, Jerome came to New York and became a faculty member of the Harbor Performing Arts Center recognized as one of the primier  teaching institutions in the country for Afro/Caribbean culture. Since then, he has been...

Hello Students/Parents,

I have been playing music almost all my life. I have been instructing my students in the ways of the drums, piano, guitar, and bass as a freelance music teacher for 10 years. I "officially" started real lessons through the YMCA Arts Program back in 2006.

I studied 3 years of music at Raritan Valley, before starting my own freelance service for students eager to learn rock instruments with real results! At the time I only had a little bit of field teaching under my belt, but now I have over 7 years of experience teaching ages 4-16.

I'm now in a well-received and critically acclaimed nyc rock outfit called POW WOW! We have played big venues such as Webster Hall, Irving Plaza, Bowery Electric, and Santos Party House, and have been covered by NME, Brooklyn Vegan, The L Mag, and countless blogs for being one of the best rock bands out there right now!

I can teach you what you need to be a successful musician and start playing your own gigs!

Sharon is a professional musician from the small town of Rehovot, Israel. She fell in love with music at the age of 10, when her father bought her her first drumset. At that time she was studying in Africa with a local, playing everything by ear and watching videos of her favorite drummer, Steve Gadd, to learn his magical paradiddle tricks. After the family uprooted to the United States, Sharon joined her high school Jazz Band, Orchestra, Marching Band, and Percussion Ensemble. It was only then, in her junior year of high school that she realized that she did not want to do anything else but music. In 2011, Sharon graduated Berklee College of Music with honors and is currently teaching, performing, composing, and... well, living life in Brooklyn NY.

I have extensive experience performing and teaching drums, and have a Master in Education through the Music and Performing Arts program at NYU Steinhardt. I teach both beginning and advanced drumming, including drum kit, djembe and doumbek. I also specialize in digital beat making using samplers and programs such as Logic Pro, Ableton Live and Native instruments. I teach all styles of music including rock, electronic, jazz, fusion, pop, African and Middle Eastern rhythms.

As a working musician in New York City, I play and collaborate with ensembles, shows and musicals. I have toured nationally and recorded albums with bands. I am also a music producer and sound designer for the theatre. Utilizing sampling and effects technology, I perform beats and soundscapes live.

My most valuable asset as a teacher is my ability to inspire students, enabling them to discover their potential while finding their own voice. My artistic experience and educational approach provide my students...

“I was 4 years old when I saw my neighbor’s drum-set and it was love at first sight!”

I have been a professional musician for 6 years playing on the national and international music scene with some of the most influential and highly acclaimed artists such as Berklee faculties Dave Limina (BB King, Ronnie Earl) and Tomo Fujita (John Mayer, Phil Collins), Grammy nominated singer Karina Pasian, Blue Man Group musician Victor McSurely, Italian vibraphonist/percussionist phenomenon Marco Pacassoni and many more.

In 2006 I received a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music where I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a major in Drum-Set Performance.
I studied drums, percussions and music theory with the best, such as, Jamey Haddad, Mark Walker, Casey Scheuerell, Alain Mallet, Marco Volpe, Kenwood Dennard and Kim Plainfield. I have also had the luck to be side by side with world renowned drum guru Mr. Gary Chaffee before Chaffee’s retirement from teaching.
“The two...

As a graduate of the prestigious Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, I have since gone on to a noteworthy and prolific performing career, with extensive live and studio experience. Touring the country with Nicole Hart for years brought many opportunities to perform at huge festivals on big stages, and my playing can be heard frequently on xm/sirius and Spotify on her Bluesleaf record debut, Treasure. In addition, I have been a mainstay in New York City clubs and performed in the jazz realm throughout Europe, including with Pär Lammers at the b-flat in Berlin and throughout Switzerland with Roberto Pianca. With jazz training and rock instincts and credentials, I can educate anyone in any style desired.

I began playing the drums over ten years ago. What started as a past-time quickly grew into my greatest passion. I have always had a great love of Rock music, the first drummers who inspired me were Chad Smith, John Bonham and Patrick Wilson, so I spent years gaining this foundation in popular styles. In college, however, my focus shifted to Jazz. Studying with Billy Hart at the Oberlin Conservatory, where I got my BM in 2011, opened up my understanding of the instrument to extend to all musical styles. The technical training I got from learning Jazz, as well the the philosophical understanding of the instrument I got from Billy, have subsequently moved into all aspects of my playing, no matter what the style or musical situation. I enjoy playing as many different kinds of music with as many people as I can, and I've learned in the process that the role of the drummer is always the same: to provide the time and, most importantly, the enthusiasm. The drummer is the conductor of the...

I am a professional drummer and private instructor known for my diversity and interest in performing all styles of music. I began playing drums when I was 10 years old. I studied privately throughout middle school with John Crocken and played in several rock bands with my friends. I began to take music seriously when I was introduced to jazz at Archbishop Curley High School. At Curley I played in the jazz ensemble, jazz lab band, percussion ensemble, concert band, pit orchestras, and many small group jazz combos which earned me the Woody Herman jazz award. While I was in high school I began studying privately with Barry Dove. Barry worked with me on marimba, timpani, frame drumming, hand percussion, drum set and snare drum technique, as well as introducing me to world music. For College I attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY on a music scholarship. I studied privately with Rich Thompson and played in the jazz ensemble, the new jazz ensemble with Dave Rivello,...

Hi!

I'm Jacob, and I'm a Professional Drummer/Teacher in New York City.

I graduated Berklee College of Music in 2010, and have been living in New York ever since. I've toured the world, have performed with Jimmy Buffett, John Hampson (Nine Days), Greg Camp (Smash Mouth), and in 2012 I performed in a Broadway show called "One Man, Two Guvnors." I also have my own Recording Studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where I record for various artists all over the world, as well as teaching.

I feel I can bring my years of expertise in Performance, Recording, and knowing what it takes to be a professional into my lessons. Whether it's starting with a beginner or working with someone to tweak aspects of their already existing playing, I will make it my number one goal to make sure when you come to me, we're going to have Fun, enjoy ourselves, and learn everything you need to be the best drummer you can be.

I was born in Amsterdam, Holland, where my father worked as an opera singer. While listening to vocal warm-up arpeggios, my mother bounced me on her knee and taught me rhythms and rhymes.

In my family we beatbox, play piano, and sing together. The family moved to the States in 1995 where my parents worked as music teachers. My Dad is a voice professor at the University of Wisconsin, and my Mom runs an amazing music program at Country View Elementary School in Verona, WI.

In the small town of Verona I played in the band program throughout high-school where I had an amazing and demanding music teacher and highly talented friends. The drumset became my passion and I played, blissfully and recklessly, as often possible. Our teacher took the high school band on a concert tour of Europe in 2002 in Austria, the Czech Republic, and Italy.

The band program led me to classical and contemporary music at the University of Wisconsin, where I honed my craft and discovered the...