I am a professional Drummer/Percussionist in the Chicago area with a strong background in many styles of music I majored in drums and percussion at Northwestern University and built my career playing those instruments in many musical genres as well as teaching. My career includes performing with musical theatre pit orchestras, rock bands, jazz groups, symphonic orchestras and big bands as well as teaching privately and in schools. I have performed in most professional Chicago theaters and toured the United States for years with various groups.
I teach students in my home music studio. I have drum sets that can be adapted to each student as well as marimba, xylophone, timpani, chimes, bells, congas and other percussion instruments. Parents can accompany the student in the studio, or can comfortably wait in the room next door where they can hear the lesson. I focus on a combination of playing and teaching how to read and interpret music.