I have been teaching private lessons for more than 15 years. As a teenager, I began teaching drum lessons at a local music store in Rhode Island and quickly discovered how rewarding teaching can be; my students have transformed my musical perspectives. The joy of sharing my knowledge about my greatest passion inspires my students not only to work hard, but also to truly enjoy making music. I have experience performing and teaching a wide spectrum of musical genres and instruments, including rock, jazz, reggae, Latin, and contemporary styles on the drumset, Classical/orchestral percussion, African, Latin, and Brazilian percussion, and rudimentary piano. For serious students, I believe in a well-rounded curriculum that exposes the student to a wide variety of musical styles to find the student’s greatest musical passion, and a good background in tonal music theory. I have completed both my B.M. and M.M. in Jazz Performance, and have a broad musical training that covers music theory, piano basics, and ensemble participation from big bands to choirs. During my undergraduate studies at the University of North Florida, I was  the first Teachers Assistant for the music program’s online music history courses. I have experience teaching individual lessons, group lessons, and classes at various music summer camps and after-school programs in under-funded grade schools. I have also contributed to multiple instructional music publications, including Danny Gottlieb’s Evolution of Jazz Drumming (#1 Top Selling Instructional Drum Book when it was released) and the University of North Florida Faculty Jazz Trio’s instructional course on Trufire.com, one of the leading online music education sites. I currently teach private drumset and percussion lessons from my home studio in Sparta, NJ.

I am the Program Director of Musical IQ, an educational company that teaches music and science to over 70,000 students in New York City each year.