What Are Lessons For?
General/Orchestral Percussion
You’ll learn how to read music, how to hold sticks, and how to play/interpret drum rudiments and mallet permutations. We’ll develop an broad vocabulary of instruments, their origin, and their role in various ensemble settings. You’ll study exercises, solos, and excerpts of music geared toward percussion techniques, while participating in ear training exercises that build your ensemble awareness..
Marching Percussion
We’ll stud how to embody the heart of the marching band; how to safely hold a drum, march the field, project your sound, and perform for a large audience. You’ll play exercises geared toward metric accuracy, volume adjustment, technical chops, and stamina. You’ll learn a multitude of warm-ups, and musical excerpts from both DCI and WGI performances examples.
Drum Set
You’ll gain the ability to identify and navigate Drums, Cymbals, and Hardware. We’ll play exercises that train your ability to learn music both vertically and horizontally, by ear and by chart, on stage and in a recording setting. You’ll study basic world drumming styles, using their rhythms and emphasis’ to build versatility around the kit!
Auditions for College, Drum Corps, & other seasonal Programs
Is percussion your passion? You’ll want to know the ins and outs of the audition process. I’ll teach you how to identify programs that are catered to your goals, create deadlines for all of those pesky online applications, and choose repertoire that will highlight your strengths. You’ll learn performance strategies, practice playing under pressure, and prepare questions for your audition.
Details
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First Lesson: FREE!
30 Min: $30
60 Min: $55 (Audition Prep Only)
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Payments may be submitted either:
-at the beginning of each lesson, or
-in one monthly total by the second week of each month.
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Leon County Students: Lincoln HS
Hybrid Students: Zoom (no download required)
Email me for at-home lessons or other alternative solutions. Location is subject to change as studio is under construction.
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To be signed by guardian and turned in at the second lesson.
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