Drums & Percussion Lessons

To enroll for lessons email

george (at) wutever (dot) ca

with your name and telephone number and we will contact you

George was taught Jazz by CBC Orchestra Jazz Drummer from 12 to 15 years of age.

Began Teaching drums at the Music Lesson Place in Oshawa mid to late 1970's

See "My Bio" for more info and experience

Lessons are taught on the Roland V Drums:
½ hr- $20.00 *
1 hr- $38.00 *
1 ½ hr- $54.00 *
2 hr- $70.00 *
Blocks of 4-1hr or 8-1/2 hr- $120.00 *
*Plus PST/GST

Lesson location- North York, (Toronto) Ontario, Canada (near Ellesmere Rd. & Victoria Park Avenue

Beginners

• Introduction to Percussion/Drumming

• Rudiments of Music (notes, dynamics, writing)

• Basic Technique (wrist exercises, snare technique)

• Exercises around the drums, setting up your kit, etc.

• Learning your favorite songs & patterns

• Putting it all together

Intermediate

• Exercises around the drums

• Learning your favorite songs & patterns

• Acoustic and Electronic Percussion development

• left/right hand independence

• single/double bass drum exercises

• Rock, Jazz, Blues patterns

Advanced

• Rock, Jazz, Blues patterns

• left/right hand independence

• single/double bass drum exercises

• drum solos and breaks and work through the entire Carmine Appice Ultimate Realistic Rock Book

• reading and writing your percussion

Technical

• Programming the Roland V Drums

• creative development on acoustic and electronic percussion

• using the computer, midi, PA equipment, connecting your mics, using mixers, cables, cords, balanced vs unbalanced signals, etc.

• recording tips & tricks (creating MP3's, CD's, Labels, posting music on the web

• building your own web site

• managing and organizing a band

• how to get work and manage yourself and your band

• Stick Control for the Snare Drummer- By George Lawrence Stone

• Syncopation for the Modern Drummer- By Ted Reed

• Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer (Jazz independence)- By Jim Chapin

• The Drummer's Cookbook- By John Pickering

• Percussion Series- By Paul Robson

• Around the Drums with Open Rolls- By Paul Capozzoli

• Around the Drums with Paradiddles- By Paul Capozzli

• Ultimate Realistic Rock- By Carmine Appice