I love teaching kids as well as adults of all ages! I strive to make my lessons comfortable and fun as well as challenging.

I have been playing drums since the 6th grade where I was in concert band and jazz band. From there I studied with a local teacher and went on to study music at Oregon State University. While at OSU, I participated in band camps and a percussion ensemble for middle and high school kids which led me to my passion for teaching younger students.

My performing experiences include playing drums and percussion for many different groups. I've played drums for progressive rock, jazz, Brazilian and punk rock groups as well as percussion for the Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra and the Newport Symphony Orchestra.

Clifford teaches drum set and various percussion instruments specializing in djembe and the dununs. He performs regularly with his jazz trio and African drumming group, as well as accompanying dances and playing for singer/songwriters. He has traveled to West Africa to study music and has studied various with master musicians.

Hello!

-I am a self-taught guitarist and a schooled musician. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance.
-I have been teaching guitar lessons for over 15 years.
-I've been in original rock bands for over 15 years and toured the country performing my original music.
-I have had beginner students go on to release albums on iTunes and tour the country with their original music.

Hello.
I have been playing drums since I was 10 years old. I loved playing drums so much that it became my life work. I was so advanced at an early age that I began giving lessons and teaching drum line when I was 13. I joined my first professional rock band at 15, and I have been playing and teaching music ever since.
I was fortunate to play in one the worlds top drum and bugle corps, the Santa Clara Vanguard, I also studied Jazz from the area's top jazz drummer, Dick Carlo, who was a student of Joe Morello. My technique is a unique combination of Jazz, Orchestral, and Rudimental styles. The luckiest part of my education was that I went to Lynbrook High School, which had the top concert band in the California. This is where I learned to play concert and orchestra music, and I learned about style, and musicianship.
By the time I should have gone to college I was so busy working as a musician and teaching that I could only go part time. I attended De Anza Jr College...

I have toured the country, opened up for large acts(Art Alexakis of Everclear, Ron Sexsmith), I currently play in professional symphonies(Columbia and Vancouver Symphony), write music for documentaries and commercials, and am finishing my degree in Percussion Performance at PSU. In addition to this experience, I have studied with drummers Gary Hobbs(Stan Kenton), and Sean Wagner (Cherry Poppin' Daddies"). I have been teaching privately for about 15 years now, and have students that have gone on to do amazing things in music!! Every bit of this experience is at your disposal when you come into your lessons!