My Teaching Concepts
There are more than 6.5 billion people alive today. Every single one filled with potential, ideas, goals, thoughts, and feelings. My goal, as a teacher, is to allow the student to unlock this potential in order to create new ideas, goals, thoughts, and feelings. I do this through an individually designed curriculum that adapts to fit the student. Learning is a life-long process, and one that should be enjoyable. Drumming is my passion, and I am proud to be able to share that with others.
TEACHING MATERIALS
Though I use many books to teach, I do have favorites for certain areas. This is a small listing of some of those books.
- Drumset Fundamentals, by Dave Mancini
- Alfred's Beginning Drumset Method, by Alfred Publishing
- It's Your Move, by Dom Famularo
- Rubank Elementary Method Books (All)
- Fun With The Drums (Mel Bay)
- Master Studies, by Joe Morello
- Stick Control, by George L. Stone
- Advanced Technique for the Modern Drummer, by Jim Chapin
- Syncopation, by Ted Reed
- Modern Reading Text in 4/4, by Louie Bellson
- The New Breed (I+II), by Gary Chester
- Practical Applications: Afro-Carribean Grooves For Drumset, by Chuck Silverman
- The Art of Bop Drumming, by John Riley
- Beyond Bop Drumming, by John Riley
- The Commandments of R&B Drumming, by Zoro
- New Orleans Jazz and Second Line Drumming, by Herlin Riley
- Realistic Rock, by Carmine Appice
- The Drumset Crash Course, by Russ Miller
- Conversations In Clave, by Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez