Drum lessons

Robert teaches out of his home studio in Brooklyn, NY and began teaching while still in high school when a young person in his neighborhood wanted to learn and asked for lessons. Since then, he has gained much experience as a professional musician, drum teacher in various settings, as a music teaching artist in the NYC public school system for four years and since 2013, as a regular visiting drum instructor with the middle school 51 jazz band (Brooklyn).  He has taught students from ages 6 to mid-70's and has been playing drums professionally for over 30 years.  

Robert's  goal as a drum/music instructor is to help his students develop the same foundation that he learned that has helped him to perform in a variety of musical settings over the years. This foundation includes reading music notation, music vocabulary, developing technique and skill on the snare drum and drum set to express musical ideas and eventually play a variety of styles or ones that you like, chart reading, improvisation and more.

Institutions in the NYC area where Robert has taught drums include:

• The Henry Street Settlement (NYC Lower East Side) 
• PS 175 (Harlem)
• District 32 Military School (Bushwick)
• PS 77 (Queens)
• Lycee Francais (K-12 private school, NYC Upper East Side)
• Dr. Music's Little Band School (Jersey City, NJ) 

Organizations  he has worked for teaching drums, music and presenting workshops or performances include:

• Education Through Music
• 144 Music & Arts
• Midori & Friends

As the regular visiting drum instructor at MS 51 after-school, he has worked student drummers and rhythm sections to help them develop better chart reading skills, enhance their time playing and groove in various music styles, and on building confidence and musical awareness.

From 2002 to 2006, he worked as a Teaching Artist of Music in fourteen different elementary and middle schools in the NYC Public School system in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan, leading residencies that provided instrumental and general music instruction to large groups of students from diverse backgrounds either in their regular classroom, after-school or on Saturdays.

The world of drumming, percussion and music are vast and a joy to be involved in. With Robert's  experience, and passion, his goal is not only to help provide a strong foundation but also to  gain the skills that will help the student succeed on their musical  journey and open possibilities for them to express their own music, flourish and have fun.

Please contact me for further details and rates!