Teaching
Below you will find info about my teaching practice. Individual articles and day to day posts that relate to teaching will be found in the post categories section (over on the left side). If you are looking for articles on things like drum tuning, cymbal selection, etc, check there.
Teaching Philosophy
I learned from a variety of different teachers with very different teaching styles. Throughout the years, I found myself dividing practice sessions into two parts. The book learning, reading, technical part and the play along with music and “go for it” part.
I spend significant time on sight reading, posture, technique, dynamic control and musicality.
I also believe that a student needs a place to use those things in a practical and fun way. Real world situations that challenge and excite a student are essential to the development process.
So, I do both in my lessons. Although I tune my lessons to specific needs and abilities of the individual student, I use this two-stage model as the foundation for each lesson.
Day 1
The student and I initially sit and come up with a set of reasonable goals and a rough time frame for reaching them. Within that guideline, I use specific exercises and real world playing situations to move towards those goals.
The exercises I choose are selected to work in conjunction with the real world examples. I strive to provide a context for all of the material presented so the student can stay focused and feel a sense of motion and accomplishment, and most of all have fun.
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