Cerritos, CA Drum Lessons

I teach reading rhythms, playing with a bend and how to groove!

Want to be able to play your favorite cover songs with your friends? Or become the next drumming sensation? Let's make it happen! I have 17 years of experience teaching students of all ages, levels, ambitions and genres.

I can teach beginner to advance and will teach you a variety of things including: stick control, reading, technique, holding and keeping time and rhythm and of course keeping the groove.

My experience spans over 25 years of performing and teaching every drumming style. Each lesson will include period of rudimental work, rhythm reading, and playing different styles behind the drum set. I believe in creating an environment that is focused on playing music well and where the student can have fun while gaining confidence. It is important to develop drummers into functional musicians with good technique, reading skills, and time. We will cover all styles of drumming from jazz to rock/pop, including funk, progressive, all of the Latin styles, even hybrid drumming and other percussion as desired.

Some students are more serious about the drums than others and that's totally fine! My lessons are designed to work with the student, establish goals, and accomplish those goals. Some of those goals could be learning a song, a rudiment, or a type of coordination like a "beat." As long as the student is having fun and learning about music there will be progress.

Knowing how to play the drums is one thing, knowing how to play music with a band, in a studio, for a video & television is a completely different ball game. I own a music & video production company where I compose all of the music for the videos scratch, so you'll be learning the drums & sound engineering from an industry professional perspective & how to incorporate your talents into everyday life. So wether you want to play for fun or be a high demand professional, I'm a click away 👍🏼

Want to learn drums? Would love to teach you at your home or in my studio! God Bless you!

My drum lessons has huge focus on the development of each and everyone of my students on a personal level, beginners to more advanced players, and my goal is to help strengthen my students natural talents and to improve his/her weaknesses.
My goal is to help my students to become not only better drummers but also better musicians therefore I focus greatly on musicianship, how to be a good team player in a band situation, improve a professional state of mind and listening skills. I teach hand technique/ foot technique, rudiments, sight reading, systems to improve independence and creativity.
The main genres I teach is rock, funk, latin (brazilian & afro cuban), metal and jazz. I also have knowledge in styles like second line, ECM and reggae.

Hi! My name is Sanjay, and I've been playing drums for over 16 years now. I will teach drummers of most levels, from those who are complete beginners to those who have been playing for some years but are looking for the push to really take their drumming to the next level. We will tailor your lessons to your specific goals so that you progress exactly how you want to, and so that none of your time is wasted on learning things that you won't actually use. Whether you'd like to learn songs by your favorite bands, develop better technique, explore new genres, work on your speed, dynamics, and independence, or work on your ability to be creative and write your own music, I can help you identify what it is you need to work on to become the drummer you'd like to be, and the most effective way to achieve that goal. Shoot me a message and we can discuss what it is you'd like to achieve, and we'll see if we're a good fit!