Ashton, MD Drum Lessons

45 years in the Music Business Students learn -
Drum Set/Snare Drum Technique and Music Performance,
Music Recording Techniques,
The Music Business - The Music AND the Business of Music
Endorsed by Hal Blaine - The most recorded Musician in HISTORY
Endorsed by Alex Van Halen and many others

Everything you ever wanted to know about the drums! Lesson plans are custom made for your individual goals!

Snare Drum
-Proper sitting & standing posture
- Care & tuning of snare drum
- Proper grips and hand placement
- Stone & Moeller technique
-Basic rudiments development single stroke, double stroke, open stroke rolls, single, double, triple paradiddles, flams, flam taps, flamadiddle, flam accent, ruff family
- Reading simple rhythms & notes, whole, half, quarters, 8ths, 16ths, 8ths note triplets and 16ths note triplets
- Develop time keeping skills, working with a metronome or click track

Drum Set
- Intermediate drum set book
- Reading various time signatures
- More style studies such as, reggae, latin, gospel, rock, jazz, blues, samba, r&b etc...
- Enhance time keeping skills, working with a metronome or click track
- Use of brushes, mallets and hot rods on drum set
- Double bass drumming concepts
- Development creativity and endless ideas on the drum set for grooves, solos and drum fills

I was exposed to music right from childhood. I have been in a Music Band for 6 years. I'll be available for eager students who wants to learn Rhythm. In this drum lesson, you will learn to feel the flow of rhythm in your body. You will also know the hand-drumming basics, how to create all notes, and to develop hand and foot independence and most importantly how to RELAX while drumming, and learning how to play MUSICALLY.

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

I focus on classical percussion with some drum set. For more details please feel free to contact me.

We will develop solid time, technique, reading, and rudiments. To foster musicality we will focus on critical listening . We will focus on effective practicing to maximize our efforts. We will learn to apply rudiments and stickings around the drums for interesting and dynamic fills. We will play together to focus on listening and ensemble skills. We also have the ability to record our lessons for later review.

Combining recording studio services with music instruction, American Music Studio brings the full music experience to you. Immerse yourself in as much or as little of the professional musician experience as you like!

We offer Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Piano, Drum, and Voice lessons. We also coach songwriting and music production for intermediate and professional musicians. Whether you're just beginning, or looking for some advanced tips, let American Music Studio mentor you.

I am a down to earth and very fun drummer with more than 20 years of drumming experience. I specialize in contemporary worship and pop/rock drumming styles. I also have training in jazz and classical styles.

My teaching style emphasizes the importance of both rudimentary exercises as well as playing music that each student finds interesting and exciting! My goal is to open up my students to the joy that drumming is and encourage a lifelong love of music.

Hello! I am a 22 year old musician based in the DC area who has been playing drums for almost 20 years. I mainly focus on the drumset and how to play with others or play along with the music you like. I can also teach theory, reading and different percussion instruments. In my studio I have two drumsets facing each other so I can show you things as we learn them, and we can jam together. I also have an electric guitar nearby that I can plug into for real world experience! The styles I specialize in are rock, punk, metal, pop, and latin. I like to cater the learning experience specifically to each student, because everyone wants something different out of there lessons. Tell me what you want to learn and I will work with you!