Top Drum Lessons for Kids in Harrods Creek, KY

Aside from teaching various styles of music on drum set, I also teach more classical type percussion (including mallet percussion)

As a Beginners course, this is suitable for complete beginners who have never played drums before. Its also helpful for self-taught drummers who want to go through all the basics and fill in any gaps in their playing and improve their technique.

Course Objectives:
Develop a full range of beats, rhythms, fills and breaks
Execute Single strokes, double strokes and paradiddles
Establish Good posture, grip, sticking and hi hat technique
Learn to play with a click and develop a better sense of timing
Understand & execute Techniques for playing songs in a contemporary style
Percussion skills
How to choose and tune a drum kit

They will learn within the first 6 months how to:
Play Their first ever rhythm and break
How to play single and double strokes and paradiddles
How to understand drum notation
Correct posture, grip and sticking technique
Warm up exercises
A great range of 8th and 16th note rhythms
Learn the drum part to a slow song of their choice.
A great range ...

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.

With all my lessons you should expect to learn a lot about yourself. I approach each student differently depending on your learning style. I hope to make learning fun but that doesn't mean I'm not going to challenge you every week to get better.

I have a background in fundamental rhythm, rather than teaching the student to simply play, I teach them to read and write their own rhythms and drum beats in a fun and hands-on manner using methods that music teachers around the country use in their classrooms. Furthermore, I have years of experience teaching children as young as 4 years old from their very first lesson. I’ve developed my own method for children to read drum music using simple and an easy to understand rhythmic language.

Each drum lesson is purposeful for my students to discover themselves as drummers. Every drummer is different and this is a great thing Everyone has their individual style, groove, or swag I will love them to unleash. The goal is to teach them the basic skills and they can implement that into their own personal style.

I've performed in Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Konzerthaus, and all over Europe and America with musicians from all over the globe. I want to share the knowledge of music-making I've gained from these experiences with you.
Every lesson is 100% about the student's goals. Whether it's learning to play certain songs by bands you like, preparing All-County and All-State music for auditions, or getting into college, I can help because I've been there. Together, we can set musical goals and accomplish them - and who knows, maybe even enjoy the music along the way!
I've taught all levels of performer, and various levels of music theory, and believe we as musicians should furnish our performance abilities with theory, and give my students a grounding in music theory as much as possible.