San Marino, CA Drum Lessons

One of the most fundamental of all instruments. What you learn here can be transferred to many other instruments, including guitar and piano.

Students interested in marching percussion can expect to learn fundamental skills to advanced techniques, vocabulary, and repertoire enabling them to pursue the marching activities widely available in Southern California and throughout the nation with Drum Corps International.

Students Interested in drum set can expect to learn fundamental to intermediate techniques, vocabulary, repertoire in a wide variety of styles.

a new method for learning drum and able to play with song.

I'm an experienced drum teacher and my main focus is to find out what your goals are and help you achieve them! Lesson with me are tailored to your specific needs in a fun and always musical way. You'll learn rudiments, technique, and reading while playing along to your favorite songs.

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.

I've been teaching drums to students of all ages since 2004. I'm available for lessons at my home studio or your house, and I'm great with kids, however I ask that your child is at least 6 years old. Within the first few lessons, you'll be able to play basic drum beats and play along to some of your favorite songs. At the same time, we'll work on good drumming technique, note reading, developing good timing, and more. I'm a very patient and positive teacher and would be excited to hear from you! I pride myself on having long-term student retention. :)

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.

Hello friends! I'm a senior at the USC Thornton School of Music. My focus is drumset performance, but I also teach beginner piano and guitar. I have been drumming for 17 years and am currently gigging frequently with pop and rock acts. I also will occasionally be touring this year, so online lessons are preferred so that we can continue your instruction while I'm on the road! Please feel free to hit me with any questions before we start lessons!

The purpose of my lessons program is to cultivate a fun and inspiring learning environment. I wish to create an atmosphere where the student feels like they are part of the family and not just merely there to take in information. I will also ask the student what they want to learn and create a personal lesson plan around that to help them achieve their goals. Everybody is different when it comes to learning (the one size fits all approach does not work). I will personally find the best way to teach each student and have them learn at the pace they are most comfortable with.

Drum instructor with 20+ years experience playing live and in studio. Whether you're a beginner wanting to learn the basics, or an active drummer looking to expand your skills, message me about what you would like to work on. I can help with strength training and time keeping skills, as well as teach new and fun techniques to help you become a more solid, and more creative drummer. Stand out in the crowd, expand your view of the world of percussion, and become a drummer everyone wants in their band and studio.