La Puente, CA Drum Lessons

I have been teaching drumset for over 10 years. My lessons focus on applying technique and reading, through snare reading exercises and learning popular songs. Lessons will adjust according to the student's level, pace, and goals.

My goal for my students is to have an understanding on how to use their instrument, develop versatility, discover who they are as a musician, while having fun along the way!

Lessons are tailored to the students style preferences. Drum Set styles that can be taught include:
Rock, which could include metal, punk, classic, double kick drumming etc.
Funk, r&b, and blues.
Jazz from the early part of the 20th century to the present.
Latin music, particularly Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and reggae.
Other various styles of contemporary music. including hip hop.
Orchestral percussion including Timpani, orchestral snare drum technique, marimba, vibraphone, orchestra bells, xylophone, and 4 mallet keyboard techniques.
4 mallet keyboard techniques taught include: the Burton grip, the Mainieri grip, the Musser grip, and the Scissors grip.
Music reading is taught, but not a requirement.

I have been teaching drum set lessons for about 3 years. My students can expect to learn a variety of styles and genres on the drum set, everything from jazz, pop, rock, etc. My goal is to better my students in the areas that they are interested in and also introduce them to new styles and genres that they might enjoy. I generally teach from books with authors like Peter Erskine, John Riley, John Bailey, and many more! As a player, I specialize in jazz and pop, but am experienced in others too.

I have been playing drums since I was 10 years old (12 years) and have played in both my high school jazz band and college jazz band. While jazz drums is my specialty, I feel extremely comfortable teaching all styles of drum, from rock to Latin. I have experience teaching students ranging from complete beginners to as much as 6 years of drumming experience.

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 👍🏼

I am a musician who likes to constantly grow, and as a drum teacher I absolutely love to see my student's grow in the gift they have. Drum lessons with me are unique because I build a trusting relationship with students to where they are comfortable growing and learning. I teach technique, rudiments, styles, exercises, but my main goal is to make sure students are enjoying their gift and moving in the right direction.

My teaching style is very flexible & hands on. My goal is to make beautiful music and I do this by taking technical exercises and giving them musical meaning. This means I focus on the ideas of time, vocabulary & dynamic playings, but within this still teaching essential technical exercises in order to create a well-rounded musician.

My drum students start with proper rudiment training and quickly move to the drum set after hand coordination is established. I regularly accompany my drum students on guitar and perform songs with them.