Stephen Tolnay
Lesson Feesfrom $20.00 / 30 Minutes
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About
I have had the privilege to play professionally for the past 15 years, performing across the country in a wide variety of styles and settings. After receiving a scholarship and attending the Boyer College of Music and Dance in Philadelphia, I earned a Bachelor's degree in jazz performance. While at Temple University, I was a drum set student of Dan Monaghan and Byron Landham, as well as studying theory, composition, and improvisation.
I want my students to be playing as much a possible during the lessons, active and engaged with the material we are covering. Although explanation of concepts are important, I find that handouts (available through email) are a much more time efficient way of delivering the information. I believe in finding a balance between working on things that the student is interested in pursuing (a specific groove or exercise) and providing other material that is outside their range of experience. I want them to feel a sense of accomplishment and a thirst for more knowledge at the end of each lesson.
B.A. Temple University Jazz Performance '15
Book work is important, but I also strive to give my students a thought provoking, conceptual angle to each lesson. I want there to be a seamless blend when it comes to discussing technique and artistic elements of the students' playing.
For beginners, Stick Control and Syncopation. For more advanced students, please prepare something from Wilcoxon or Pratt.