20 years of performance and teaching experience

Patient and creative teaching method; move at your own pace; beginners and children are welcome

Deepen your understanding of movement and breath; develop a powerful, fluid technique; play with grace and subtlety

Explore drumming styles - rock, funk, small group and big band jazz, blues, fusion, R&B, hip-hop, Afrobeat, Latin and Caribbean styles, West-African and Gnawa rhythms, classical Indian themes, New Orleans and second-line grooves

Learn to read rhythms and drum notation in one day; transcribe drum parts and solos from recordings

Develop the ability to communicate more intelligently with other musicians through the study of musical forms and theory

Help in preparation for concerts, auditions and recitals

Comfortable home studio with two drum sets, percussion instruments, and a library of music, videos, method books and transcriptions