Learn from Great Percussion Teachers

Hi, I’m Derrick Raiter, a professional percussionist with over 30 years of experience. I help drummers and percussionists of all levels build strong technique, confidence, groove, and musical expression through personalized, engaging lessons. My teaching is shaped by a national performance career and seven years of private study with renowned drummer Anika Nilles.

I approach music with a holistic mindset: with work ethic and discipline, yet also empathy and passion from the student's perspective. I see music as a tool to enhance the expression that already exists within the individual, while pinpointing necessary skills that still need to be developed.

For 20 years I have dedicated myself to developing educational and recreational proposals that have the objective of facilitating access to people of all ages to learn percussion, so that they can learn to make music with various percussion instruments.

I have taught band for 20+ years in the Arkansas Public School system, and play a variety of instruments. In my career, I've taught thousands of students. I hold a BA in Music Education and an MA degree in Instructional Technology from Arkansas Tech University. I'm a National Board Certified Teacher since 2008, and became a National Geographic Certified Teacher in 2017.

I've been playing percussion for over 20 years. I am a tenured percussionist with the Houston Ballet Orchestra and perform regularly with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony, and Ft. Worth Symphony. I hold two music performance degrees from Baylor and Rice University.

Overall Teacher of the Year on Lessonface! Alison holds a Masters in Music Ed. Fun, experienced & patient teacher. Alison has taught over 20,000 lessons in various instruments and voice to over 550 students in private lessons and small groups, in person and online. Her students range from age 3 through adults. Alison is the co-owner of Strand Studios in NJ.

Hi, my name is Sam and I like to play the drums! My main instrument is percussion, but I have learned many instruments during my time as a student and teacher. As a teacher I have taught percussion, band, choir, guitar, and music theory lessons. I love to play music, but I also like to make music too!

Hello! I'm Kevin and it's nice to meet you. Before I dive into myself, my one goal in teaching is to give you a happy and healthy relationship with music. That's it! If you walk away from our lessons, be it one or for years, I want you to always have a relationship with music that makes you smile. When you go see a movie, you appreciate the score.

Hi! I’m Brian Zimmerman, a lifelong musician, passionate educator, and the founder of Bravo Beats. I’ve been playing drums and percussion for over 20 years, and teaching for more than a decade. Music has taken me across stages, classrooms, studios, and recording sessions—and now, it brings me into the homes of families across Bergen County.

Education: Lee was educated at The Drummers Collective in Manhattan NY. Taught by iconic drummers such as kim Plainfield, DR Philip Galinsky ( Brasillian Drumming Teacher) among others and Alan Bendian privately. Lee Has traveled the world extensively playing, learning and, teaching drum set, hand percussion for the last 30 years and voice for the past 5 years Teaching credits :…