Learn from Great Percussion Teachers

Welcome fellow music lover! I look forward to diving into the music with you. Michael K. Harrist is a New York City based multi-instrumentalist and educator specializing in upright bass and yaylı tanbur. Michael performs in a wide array of world traditions including Turkish classical and folk music, Jazz, Western classical music, Hindustani music and American roots music.

Sander Bryce is a drummer with over 20 years of experience recording and touring. As a Berklee graduate, Sander has been a member of popular Indie acts such as I Kill Giants and Really From and is known for having his own unique voice, blending influences of jazz, hip hop, progressive rock, and the avant garde.

Hi, I'm Warren Jones. I received my Masters in Music from Tufts University in 2001. With over 22 years of teaching experience, I've instructed students ranging from 4 to 74 years old. My teaching background is unique, ranging from private lessons with young children to graduate-level university courses.

Ustad Shafaat Khan, world-renowned classical Indian musician, debuted at the age of 11 in the King’s Lynn Festival opened by the Queen Mother. Since then he has performed worldwide at many prestigious concert halls, music festivals, and universities in India, Pakistan, Japan, Russia, China, Malaysia, UK, Germany, France, and Italy, and other European countries.

Ryan Jewell is a musician, producer, composer, arranger, improvisor, multi-instrumentalist, engineer, and educator that is primarily known as a drummer/ percussionist. Often characterized by his detailed finesse, deep sense of groove and creative approach, he is equally at home with a wide variety of artists, creating subtle heartbeat pulses behind acoustic singer-songwriters,…

Hello! It's Rafael here :) I am a percussionist and educator with over 15 years of experience having performed and taught across a variety of musical styles. I started playing percussion at 14 and have been immersed in music ever since.

Hey y’all! My name is Douglas Blatt, and I’m a professional drummer and UT Austin alum with a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz Drum Set Performance. I’ve been playing drums for over 15 years and have performed internationally, toured with bands, and appeared at major festivals including Austin City Limits.

Hi Dio Santos here, I love playing and teaching drums and rhythm. My professional teaching experience goes back to 1997 when I was commissioned to design a curriculum for drum kit for a contemporary music school called Allenby Campus that was going to open in 1998. This was a brand new institute in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Most people don’t struggle because they lack talent—they’ve just never been shown how to control what they’re doing. I’m a friendly, down-to-earth music coach with over 40 years of performing experience and 30+ years of teaching. I trained at Berklee College of Music and the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts, and I’ve worked with musicians from New York City, Los…

Ask anyone in the music biz about Joe Nevolo, and chances are they know someone who has worked with him at some point over the past two decades. Joe is a a veteran musician who has played with more than 200 local, national, and international bands and recording artists including Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, Shadow Gallery, Phantoms Opera, Greg Howe, Stephen Ross and Pat Travers.