My teaching is informed by my diverse performing experience. I realize the necessity of drummers to be flexible and able to perform in a range of musical styles. That is why I teach concepts that will allow the student to explore many drum set styles and techniques.

Below is a list of styles, concepts, and resources I utilize in my teaching:

STYLES

• Jazz (Large and Small Ensemble)
• Rock/Pop
• Funk
• Afro-Cuban
• Brazilian
• Hip-Hop

CONCEPTS

• Independence (or Interdependence)
• Rudimental Exercises and Stick Control
• Playing with Brushes
• Linear drumming
• Reading and interpreting drum set charts
• Improvising and soloing

RESOURCES (TEXTS)

• Gary Chaffee, Linear Time Playing
• Tom Morgan,  The Jazz Drummer’s Reading Workbook
• Frank Malabe/Bob Weiner, Afro-Cuban Rhythms for Drumset
• Stanton Moore, Take It to the Street: A Study in New Orleans Street Beats and Second-Line Rhythms as Applied to Funk
• Rick Latham, Advanced Funk Studies
• John Ramsay, The Drummer’s Complete Vocabulary
• Ted Reed, Syncopation
• John Riley, The Art of Bop Drumming
• Allan Slutzky/Chuck Silverman, The Funkmasters: The Great James Brown Rhythm Section 1960-1973
• George Stone, Stick Control
• Duda Moura, Grooves do Brasil