Instruments: Drums,Guitar,Piano

About Me:
My approach to teaching is made of two elements: listening and expressing. In order to play what you want to express, I believe you need to hear it first. Then you need to be able to play what you hear.

I believe each student deserves an individual lesson plan. I would be happy to provide practice materials selected according to each student's musical goal.

Ages:
Teenage, Adult

Experience:

• Faculty member at National Guitar Workshop, New Milford, CT, teaching drums, bands, music theory
• Faculty member at National Guitar Workshop, Mclean, VA, teaching drums, bands, music theory
• Drum teacher at Roosevelt Island Youth Program, New York, NY
• Translator/event coordinator for Jazz Workshop for children, Yamaguchi, Japan

Education:

• Master of Art in Music (MA), The City College of New York, CUNY [2000]

Studied With:

• Joe Hunt [1992 - 1994]
• Jon Hazila [1991 - 1992]

Seminars and Workshops Attended:

• Berklee in Japan, Berklee College of Music [1990]

Awards:

• Percussion Department Award - Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA [1993]
• Cuccinello Percussion Award - Cuccinello Foundation [1992]

Scholarships:

• Uchida Foundation Scholarship, Tokyo, Japan [1991 - 1993]