Drumming is fun. It also is a great discipline for ANY musician to bring them to a deeper level because it hones your rhythm skills. Why is that important? Because the most important foundation of any successful musician is their ability to establish and keep a strong, consistent and steady rhythm. I encourage ALL my students to also take at least a little bit of drumming. The techniques and skills they will learn will be invaluable for them as a musician. One Achord Drum Lessons are designed for the person who has never drummed before.

Lessons Will Include

Snare rolls                                            Using your ride and hat within a song
Cymbal work                                           High Hat techniques
Tom fills                                                   Double kicks, punches and offbeats
16th, shuffles and fills                             Tempo changes, working with dropped beat
Drumming to a different time signatures (3/4 and 4/4 time)
Drumming to different music styles and feels           
Exploring different percussion instruments: Congas, Bongos, Vibraslap, Wooden and Metal agogos, Cabassa, Trigger triangle, claves, shakers, tambourine, cowbell and more

What You Will Need

Drum sticks (We recommend 5A or 5B as a good place to start).
A practice pad for working out on your snare rolls.
One Achord Practice. Provided to you at a low cost.
Access to a drum set so you can practice on your own. (If you don't own or have access to a set, we still can make progress by our weekly lessons in the studio, so don't let that stop you from getting started.)

Rates
$20 per half hour long private lesson or $75 tuition for four lessons