Drum Set Lessons

Catalog description

Contact instructor to set up meeting prior to enrollment. Lessons geared toward the student's desires and needs. Skills and topics: drumset technique, coordination, reading and a study various styles including, Jazz, Rock, R&B, Blues, Latin and Brazilian music. Texts may include: Syncopation by Ted Reed, Modern Reading Text in 4/4 by Louis Bellson, A Funky Primer by Charles Dowd, Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer by Jim Chapin, and others. Students will also use material created by David for his classes "Around the World on a Drumset" and "Chart Reading Demystified." Lessons are designed to be fun and challenging. Students will play along with recordings and are encouraged to bring in recordings of music that they enjoy. May be repeated for credit a total of 15 times. Admission by audition only. There is a fee for this class. Visit https://music.stanford.edu/Academics/LessonSignups.html for class fees and audition information. All participants must enroll. Zero unit enrollment option available with instructor permission: https://music.stanford.edu/play/practice-play/zero-unit-enrollment-policy.