Dustin Adams Music Studio

Drum lessons are fun, you will learn a lot, and taking lessons will make you a better drummer and musician. I have been teaching drum lessons since 2006 and have taught thousands of music lessons to people of all ages.

People taking lessons with me will develop the ability to read rhythmic music notation and gain stick control and technique on the snare drum. If a student has aspirations to play the drum set at an advanced level development of snare technique and rudiments should be a priority. The more control a person has when playing one drum, the more control he or she will have while playing a collection of multiple instruments.

The students develop duple and triplet based coordination between the hands and feet, as well learn economic principles of motion around the various components of the drum set. Having a solid foundation with respect to coordination is as essential to modern drum set playing as learning scales is to a melodic instrumentalist.

A variety of grooves and styles of playing will be developed. Students will gain exposure to and hopefully cultivate an appreciation for a variety of musical styles. Students will play along to music, learn how to read drum set charts, learn about musical form, and develop active listening, critical, and analytical thinking skills.

Learn:
♫ How to play a variety of styles including rock, jazz, funk, latin, world, and more!
♫ How to read and write drum notation. If you can read music you can continue to teach yourself literally for the rest of your life!
♫ Four way drum set coordination, independence, and economy of motion.
♫ Principles of effective and efficient practice.
♫ How to play polyrhythms, odd time signatures, and metric modulation.
♫ Develop your drumming technique. Stick control, rudiments, working with a click track (metronome) .

Advanced topics and more!

Learning how to play piano is fun and challenging and can provide you a lifetime of enjoyment making music! A miniature orchestra unto itself, the piano is a versatile musical instrument suitable for solo performance as well as accompaniment to any number of other instruments or singers.

I teach lessons to people of all ages and abilities and my teaching style combines elements from traditional lessons like reading piano music, technical studies, music theory and ear training with learning how to play music by ear and what I consider most important, playing music with and for other people.

Lessons are customized to match each student's personal music goals and stylistic preferences. I help beginning pianists obtain a solid foundation and appreciation for music as well as assist more experienced pianists with advanced topics such as improvisation and composition. Let me help you help you unlock the mystery of those black and white keys!

Learn:
♫ How to play, read, and write piano music!
♫ The music that you want to play!
♫ Jazz piano skills.
♫ How to improvise and compose music.
♫ How to read and play from lead sheets.
♫ Different styles of music. I work with each student to customize the lessons to fit their personal music goals and preferences.

Learn:
♫ How to read, write, and play guitar and bass music tabulature and standard music notation. It's not as difficult as you may think although like any skill it does take practice!
♫ Your Scales and Chords!
♫ Picking and Finger-style techniques.
♫ How to read and interpret lead sheets. This skill is useful for performing with jazz, rock, pop, church, country groups, etc.
♫ Improvisation skills in a variety of musical styles. (Jazz, Rock, Blues, R&B, etc.)

♫ Basic Tune Up - $75.

I am a professional pianist and music educator and have been tuning my own and others' pianos for several years now. As a rule, a brand new piano should, depending on its location and climatic conditions, be tuned two to three times in the first year or two. An instrument played often and intensively could require additional tunings. This is a period of environmental adjustment for a new instrument, and proper attention is important.

After the first year, the piano should be tuned at least twice each year, depending upon the frequency of use and atmospheric conditions.

Dustin Adams' musical personality is an amalgamation of a wide variety of influences, none of which he wishes to deny or extol at the expense of another. From his roots in punk rock to his Classical and Jazz training on piano and percussion, to his expedition into the vast universe of the Hindustani and Carnatic musical traditions of India, Adams is always finding ways to expand his musical horizon.