Robert D

From beginner to intermediate, I focus on what the students want to learn and craft the lessons around their passions, creating knowledge and technique. Since beginners are my focus with piano, I will introduce you to the basics: piano key names, proper stance and technique, the basics of sight reading and intervals, when to use right versus left hand, basic scales and songs. I'll get you playing and enjoying the piano in no time. Then we build on your previously attained knowledge and expand it to hone technique, expand your musical knowledge further, and make you sound like a proper piano player. There is always much to learn at all stages; and I love learning and expanding with my students.

There is a lot to learning the drums and the focus of our lessons is always on what the student plans to do. Is it marching band? Drummer in a music group? Just want to impress for one night? I cater the lesson plans to your goals. That being said, for the set drummer: Beginners learn the names of the drums, proper technique, and very quickly move on to learning basic beats, most by the end of the first lesson. We build from there into about a thousand other beats and fills. Intermediate drummers learn 4-way independence, polyrhythm, fills and about a thousand more beats. Advanced students learn all the above with expanded technical knowledge. At the advanced stage, we just want to refine you and allow you to sit at any drum set and play any kind of music on cue.

From beginner to advanced, I focus on what the students want to learn and craft the lessons around their passions, creating knowledge and technique. For beginners, I will introduce you to the basics of the bass, the string names, proper stance and technique, the notes on the fret board, basic scales and songs. I'll get you playing and enjoying the bass in no time. For intermediate players, we build on your previously attained knowledge and expand it to hone technique, focus on muting, expand your musical knowledge more, and make you sound like a proper bass player. In these lessons you'll learn style and how to impress. For advanced players, we build and refine, expanding stylistically and technically, learning advanced theory, tricks, phrasing, all with songs you want to play. There is always much to learn at all stages; and I love learning and expanding with my students.

From beginner to advanced, I focus on what the students want to learn and craft the lessons around their passions, creating knowledge and technique. For beginners, I will introduce you to the basics of the guitar, the string names, proper stance and technique, the notes on the fret board, basic scales and songs. I'll get you playing and enjoying the guitar in no time. For intermediate players, we build on your previously attained knowledge with more theory, different scales, technique, styles, and apply this all to songs you want to learn. We'll tackle more detailed material and start to learn details that can make your playing shine. For advanced players, we refine your playing style with advanced theory, speed, phrasing, fretwork, expanding stylistically and technically, and finding challenges to master, all with songs you want to play. There is a ton to be learned at any stage and I love teaching and mastering all of it with my students.