Jared S., Percussion Teacher, Boston
(339) 368-6363
About Me:
I am interested in drawing on the natural strengths of my students, and in helping them to hear things they hadn't heard before from their instrument.
Styles:
Jazz, Funk, Classical, Latin
Subjects:
Songwriting, Arranging
Ages:
Elementary School, Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult
Major Influences:
Don Alias
To inquire about Percussion lessons with Jared, please fill out the Inquiry Form on this page, or call us at (339) 368-6363.
Jared also teaches drums up to an advanced level.
Experience:
- 16 years of experience playing and performing with various bands in Massachusetts.
- Experience giving private drum lessons and providing music instruction at Day Jams music camp in Newton, MA, music instruction and music therapy in the Brockton Public School System, music instruction at National Music Workshops in Boston, MA, as well as at camps in Foxboro, MA and at the South Shore Music Conservatory.
- Original compositions featured on soundtrack for documentary airing on MTV and MTV2.
- Performances with Wynton Marsalis at Lincoln Center, New York.
- Performances at Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, as well as at various venues in Switzerland, France, Canada, and the US.
Studied With:
- Bob Gullotti [1997 - 2006]
Recent Performances:
- Marianne Solivan, Leo Genovese, and Dmitri Ishenko in [December, 2006]
- James Merenda and Jeff Charland in [November, 2006]
Discography:
- Phantom Power Supply - "Birth of the Phantom Power Supply" [2002]
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The earliest percussion instruments were our hands and feet, then "found" objects such as sticks, logs, and rocks. As human communities developed tools for hunting and eventually agriculture, their skill and technology enabled them to craft more complex instruments.