Sinan's Music Lessons (Drum)

Years of Experience: 51 Location Options: In Home Travel Radius: 25 Genres: Jazz, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Drum Lessons Overview: I start my students from the fundementals of playing the instrument, building up hand technique, exercises, introduction to reading notation , using the whole set using both feet, rhythm studies with examples of recorded music, playing along with the student, time keeping with the aid of a metronome, suggestions on study, practiceand listening material.I have tons of patience with my students, I like to give homework from lesson to lesson and keep a track of their progress.I have a playing room in my house with 2 sets of drums and all percussion instruments. * undefined Formal Education: I studied the piano for two years while in high school.In 1965 I studied classical music at Berlin Academy. In 1969 I got a full scholarship to Berklee college of modern music in Boston Mass. undefined Private Education: I had private lessons with Latin percussion artists, Manny Oquendo,Nicky Marrero,Ramon Rodriguez, and Johnny Almendra. Performing Experience: Starting at the age of 15 Idanced, played drums and played in Jazz triosin Turkey and Europe. From 1969 I was strictly in Jazz trios and quintets in NYC with musicians like Charles Brakeen, William Parker, David Ware, Clyde Cotten, James Lott. Then starting in 1975 to 2002 I played percussion in a Latin band inNYC with various salsa bands. Experience Teaching: I've givenjazz drumming and latin percussionprivate lessons in NYC andLatin percussion lessonsin Sullivan county.