Private Lessons
"Over 30 years of teaching experience in the San Francisco Bay Area."
(Accepting beginning to advanced students from ages 10 on up)
- Develop a solid groove, a good feel and a strong sense of time.
- Improve your basic reading skills.
- Learn how to sight read.
- Master new drum fills and better understand the fills you already play.
- Become proficient at soloing.
- Improve your stick control.
- Study matched and/or traditional grip.
- Learn the basic drum rudiments.
- Become proficient at playing with a click track.
- Develop recording skills.
- Learn how to tune your drums.
- Acquire a better understanding of song form.
- Develop a more musical approach to drumming.
- Expand your proficiency in different drumming styles including: rock, funk, jazz, blues, latin, reggae and big band.
All lessons held in "State-Of-The-Art" music studio with two complete
drum sets, practice pad station, TV/DVD and recording capabilities.
Call: 925.947.2066
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John Xepoleas is a member of the Vic Firth Education Team
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Check out the "Drum Instructors Roundtable"
from the May 2008 issue of DRUM! Magazine.