My lessons last about an hour to an hour and a half and are conducted online. Can you use a desktop or laptop computer? You need to have a drum kit at home—preferably an electronic one—and a music stand so you can read the sheet music while playing.
I start from the very basics, showing how to hold the sticks and play correctly—covering proper striking techniques and how to play with brushes. We...
My lessons last about an hour to an hour and a half and are conducted online. Can you use a desktop or laptop computer? You need to have a drum kit at home—preferably an electronic one—and a music stand so you can read the sheet music while playing.
I start from the very basics, showing how to hold the sticks and play correctly—covering proper striking techniques and how to play with brushes. We then move on to reading music and playing specific note values—quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and thirty-second notes—as well as various technical exercises. We cover patterns involving grace notes and double strokes, including the paradiddle, paradiddle-diddle, and many other variations of these technical strokes.
I have a program where the student plays along to a track that includes the drum part, and then plays along to the same music again—this time without the recorded drums, performing the part themselves. This allows them to listen to themselves and analyze their playing.
I have extensive experience performing with orchestras and wind bands, playing not only marches but also contemporary music by various artists. Recently, we put on a concert featuring songs by famous Eurovision winners.
I have the sheet music and recordings for all this music, so a student can listen to them and then play along—just like playing with a live orchestra.
I can also teach groups of children how to play the darbuka—an Eastern instrument—focusing on listening to and playing Eastern music and rhythms adapted for a European musical context.
Well, something like that.
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