Lessons



Scheduling and Rates are determined by the teacher.  Please email specific teacher for inquires.

Times available during shop hours.

Tues-Sat 12-6
Sun & Mon 12-5

Who's Teaching Lessons:



JOHN NIEKRASZ (email: jniekrasz@gmail.com)

John is a drummer and composer originally from Chicago.  He earned his MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has studied drum set with Hamid Drake, James Dreier, Dean Radzik, and Tatsuya Nakatani.  John lived in Cuba and India where he studied Afro-Cuban percussion and classical Hindustani tabla, respectively.  He performs with and composes for ensembles such as Why I Must Be Careful, Thicket, Sporting, and Poor School.  John is most interested in avant-garde approaches to drum set that increase fluency, rigor, effortlessness, and expression.




LISA SCHONBERG (email: drummer.schonberg@gmail.com)

I have been playing drums for 24 years and teaching for 11. I have many private students and also teach year-round at the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls. I wrote a book on how to play the drums that is available here. I currently play in the bands STLS,Sielaff/Schonberg and Kickball and was the drummer for Explode into Colors. I have also played with TJO, Thao & Mirah, Cloud Eye Control, Tune-yards, and the Need. I am the Northwest Correspondent for Tom Tom Magazine, which is a magazine all about female drummers.




DAVID CONIGLIO (email: malmificus@yahoo.com)

Dave grew up in Peekskill, NY where he began playing drums at age 10. At age 11 he was given a Meters tape from his band teacher. This tape changed his life and sparked his drive to play music and study drums. After years in school bands, pit orchestra, and personal projects, David attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating in 2005. While at Berklee David worked on jazz independence and fell in love with the brushes. While living in Boston, he was involved with many different kinds of projects ranging from metal to klezmer jazz, including playing with the Either/Orchestra and side projects with Dana Colley of Morphine.  David moved to Portland, OR in 2006, and is now actively gigging with 1939 Ensemble and M. Village.  Currently, he is the head drum instructor at the Portland School of Rock. Students of all ages and levels are welcome.




TIM LEITCH (email: spitstix@mac.com)

Tim was born in Los Angeles into a musical family. Both his parents and all his sibilings played or performed. At 8 Tim chose drums and began to play Bosa and Jazz. At 12, he began tutoring with Marine drum and bugle corp. instructor Don Clark, and speed drummer Deane Hagen (son of film/TV composer Earle Hagen). By 17 he had studied with jazz icons Joe Pass and Art Pepper, and performed with Ralph Humphries and Don Ellis.

Later he joined seminal hardcore LA punk band FEAR, performed with avant-garde singer Nina Hagen, Lydia Lunch, John Belushi, LA African Beat Kwashi, and Dick Dale to name a few.  Tim plays regularly with his band LicKity.


CLIFFORD KOUFMAN (email: soundandrhythm@gmail.com)

Clifford teaches drum set and various percussion instruments specializing in djembe and the dununs.  He performs regularly with his jazz trio, as well as accompanying dances and playing for singer/songwriters.  He has had the opportunity to study with Bob Moses, Billy Martin, Gary Chaffee, Bob Koufman, Bob Gulotti, Mel Brown, Souhail Kaspar and numerous others teachers.
 


SCOTT MAGEE (email: cookyparker@gmail.com)

Trial by fire wold be an apt term to describe Scott Magee's musical history. With his roots as a drummer firmly rooted in(and on) the streets of New Orleans, Magee(starting age 22) learned how to keep a beat and drive a band by constantly being one step behind at first but then quickly absorbing all the feel that the Crescent City has to offer.

With his non-traditional approach to learning the drum-set Scott offers a feel first, technique second approach to playing music. Now that is not to say he did not put in his time as a student of the craft. Lessons from New Orleans own Stanton Moore and Ken Ollis(PSU Jazz instructor) plus hours of experimental practice has prepared him and he is ready to play music with you and hopes to learn as much as he might be able to pass on.





NICK SAUME (email: noftime@aol.com) (website:  click here)

Nick Saumé has been a drummer/teacher for the last 40 years.

His musical roots are in New York City where he grew up and it is in NYC that he played and studied with Stanley Krel, principal percussionist with the New York Philharmonic, when in San Francisco playing and studied with: George Marsh, Richie Goldberg, Anthony Cirone, the principal percussionist for the San Jose Symphony, and the legendary Chuck Brown.

Moving to Portland in 1990, Nick also was the drum/percussionist teacher at Beaumont Middle School in NE Portland.        

Teaching you the "METHOD", a uniquely simple approach, will help you concentrate on your hand technique, finger control, independence, speed, endurance, and to perfect balance between your hands and feet, all in a relaxed manner. 



 

ANDY WORLEY (email: andrewrhythm@gmail.com)

Andy Worley is a local working drummer who has an extensive background in Jazz, Funk, Blues and Rock.  He attended PSU as a Jazz Studies major and has been playing drums since the age of six.  You can find Andy performing regularly in some of Portland's finest Jazz, Blues and Rock bands. 

Andy has a very old school approach to studying and teaching music with a disciplined focus on technique, song form, transcribing, sight reading and composition.  Whether you are a beginner or a more advanced player, you can expect to hone your musical knowledge by learning how to learn music.  With guidance YOU will soon be the best teacher you will ever have.



STEPHEN PANCEREV (email:  namelesspdx@gmail.com)

Stephen has been playing for 33 years and holds a BA from Berklee College of Music in Boston. There he studied privately with Joe Hunt (Stan Getz) and Ian Froman (Miroslav Vitous, Dave Liebman) He is currently pursuing his Masters in Music Education at Portland State University, and performs in the Portland area with a variety of jazz and pop ensembles  such as The Ocular Concern and The Nameless.



Gabe Katz (email: gabriellesterkatz@hotmail.com) 

Gabe has been drumming since he could hold a stick and has been teaching kids and adults for about 7 years. Born in Los Angeles CA and raised in Sebastopol CA. He has studied with Alex Cline, Lee Smith and David Elitch. Gabe has toured, recorded and played with such bands as The Coma Lilies, My Dads, SHAT, Mean Girls, The Business End, The Juan Profit Organization, just to name a few. He is well versed in many styles including Punk, Rock, Jazz, Funk, Hip-Hop, Metal, Ska...Gabe has a very experimental style and a creative approach to teaching. hit him up!  
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