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Drums with Brad N.

Traverse City, Michigan

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Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Teaching since 1997
Music Performance

    About Brad N.

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    I've been a drummer for over 35 years. I LOVE music and I LOVE working with musicians/students with passion! I've been teaching since 1997 and run my own music school in Michigan called The Beat Lab. I currently teach over 100 students per week, in both private and group lessons! I am also the Applied Percussion Instructor at Northwestern Michigan College, the percussion instructor at the Homeschool Partnership through the Traverse City Area Public Schools, and teach beginning percussion at the Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools. As a live and recording drummer I've had the pleasure of working with The Accidentals, Miriam Pico, David Chown, Dominic Fortuna, Brian Whitscell, The Traverse Symphony Orchestra, Encore Winds, and many others. As a worship drummer I've had the pleasure of sharing the stage with musicians such as Paul Langford, Joe Horness, Abe Laboriel Sr., and many others. My teaching centers around a few basic principles of music. Mastery of these principles allows the student to progress at an exponential rate. I value reading music, as I believe it makes the learning process faster and more efficient, not to mention the fact that it makes the player much more marketable, should they decide to pursue music as a career. I teach drum set (rock, jazz, latin, etc.), concert percussion (snare, bass drum, timpani, marimba, triangle, etc), and marching percussion. I look forward to meeting you and working with you on your journey through music!

    Instructor details

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    Cass Rd
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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    6 AM-11 AM
    6 PM-7:30 PM
    Tuesday
    4:30 AM-5 AM
    6 AM-7 AM
    8 AM-9 AM
    Thursday
    7:30 AM-9 AM
    6 PM-7:30 PM
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    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $42
    60 minutes
    $75
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    Experience

    Percussion Instructor

    Sep, 2018 - Present

    TCAPS Homeschool Association

    Owner

    Sep, 2012 - Present

    Private company

    My company is a facility/community committed to providing real world musical experience for students of all ages and experience levels. Our unique combination of private lessons and ensemble classes gives each student plenty of opportunity to explore and expand their musical talents. My company has classes for drums, percussion, guitar, bass, ukulele, and music theory. Students can participate in any or all classes

    Applied Percussion Instructor

    Aug, 2008 - Present

    Northwestern Michigan College

    Education

    Performance

    Aug, 1996 - Dec, 1996

    Berklee College of Music

    Music Performance

    Jan, 1997 - May, 2002

    Central Michigan University

    Awards

    Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

    May, 1996

    TCAPS Bands

    Affiliations

    Vic Firth Education Team

    Jan, 2005

    The Vic Firth Company is proud to be among the most educationally conscientious companies in the music industry. Vic Firth Company has collaborated with some of the top educational minds around the globe to support percussion education. As we witness the growth of percussion education, we are encouraged to further develop and diversify our already highly successful program. Started in 1997 as a means to foster dialogue between percussion educators of all levels and strengths, the Vic Firth Education Team remains the industry’s innovating force in providing resources to percussion educators. As we witness the growth of percussion education, we are encouraged to further develop and diversify our already highly successful program.

    The Sabian Education Network

    Jun, 2015

    Education is a priority at Sabian. Not only do we support hundreds of clinics around the globe each year, we also support education in schools, provide funding for scholarships and are actively involved as sponsors with collegiate ensembles and drum corps.

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