Music Lesson Mission Statement
Instruction for serious students and professionals, using concepts and techniques necessary to achieve the "consistent-excellence" required for continuted success within the contemporary music scene."

Whether you're a beginner, hobbyist, aspiring student or college or university student, professional, or weekend musician It's all good — MY goal is to assist you in becoming the accomplished musician that gives you every musical advantage possibly to turn YOUR potential into reality.

Also Music audition preparation for CEGEP, University, Cruise Ships, etc. Results!!!

Drum Lesson Curriculum Overview

Private lessons offer you the advantage of completely individualized study and learning - tailored to each student’s individual strengths and weaknesses; while the core curriculum explored remains the same for all students. Students, who remain under my instruction long enough can benefit from:

• Learn and master all 40 P.A.S. Rudiments (master is significantly different than “know”)
• Learn &/ or Improve standard rhythmic Sight Reading, Reading - Marching - Rudimental Reading
  Concert - Orchestral Snare Concepts
  Drum Set Chart Reading
  Swing/ Jazz Interpretation
  Syncopated Reading
• Hand Technique - The "Moeller" Method
  Gladstone Technique
  Roll Studies
  Paradiddles
  Interpretive Stickings
  Rudimental Studies
  Extensive Exercises & Solos
  Improvisational Ideas
• Develop a “time-center” with & without a click
• Refine Coordinated-Independence toward mastery Basic Coordination
  2-3-4 Way Co-ordination
  Interpretive Co-ordination
  Constant Release
  Heel-Toe Method
  Independent Co-ordination
  Ostinato Co-ordination
  Polyrhythmic Co-ordination
• Drum Set Groove & Stylistic Development - Grooves in all Styles
  Time Keeping
  Fills
  Improvisational Ideas
  Funk Concepts
  Stylistic Analysis
  Jazz Studies
  Chart Interpretation
  Around the Set Concepts
  Double Bass
  Jazz "Comping"
  Transcriptions
  Polyrhythms
• Odd Meters & Groove Construction Concepts
• Implied Time, Beat-Displacement, Orchestration
• Concepts of Improvisation (beyond the clichés)
• Develop Active listening habits
• Double Bass Drum technique development
• Develop a seamless musical/ technical foundation in all music styles - Rock, R&B, Funk, Hip Hop, World grooves, Latin, Afro/ Cuban, Jazz (Swing, Bop and Post Bop), and Progressive
• and more…

University of Southern California Senior Research Associate says: "Music training has been found to be related to better language and mathematical skills, higher IQ, and overall greater academic achievement. Also, differences between musicians and non-musicians have been found in areas of the brain related to hearing and movement, among others."