Drum Lessons with Dan Britt
New Jersey Drum Teacher
New Jersey Drum Teacher
www.DannyBritt.com
Flexibility & Affordability combined with Encouragement & Fun!
Because of Increased Global Interest for Lessons with Dan and DVD Requests, You Can Now Get on Dan's List for Future WebCam and/or Video Clip Lessons from Anywhere in The World.
*If you live in, or are visiting the Northern New Jersey or Bergen County area, e-mail Dan or call (201) 306-4239 for information on setting up a drum lesson in Dumont, NJ. For those coming a distance, appointments can be set up that are longer and less frequent. Governed by a patient and flexible teaching approach, lessons are customized to the age, level and objectives of the individual. Dan is a member of The National Tutor Association (NTA) and a certified substitute teacher (which included extensive background checks, submitting recommendations, transcripts, etc).
"Dan ... I think what you are doing is GREAT! You truly are making a difference in this world." - Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., (www.susanjeffers.com) - Bestselling Author of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway and Life is Huge!
"Author and musician Dan Britt, known in the spiritual world for his contribution to the spiritual discipline of drumming, knows first hand the power of having a small flame lit in his spirit that led to great things." - Reverend Shawn Kafader, 10/3/04, First Congregational Church of LaGrange
View video clips of Dan's clinics: Clinic Highlights - Positive Reinforcement - Interactive Encouragement
Dan has studied with some of the world's best drum teachers (and will be working with them on Books/TV Shows). He is also a a member of the National Tutoring Association & a Certified Substitute Teacher. Dan is authorized to award certificates of achievement authenticated by the Vic Firth company. To learn more about Dan, go to the www.DannyBritt.com Homepage. To hear his 60 second audio lessons, click here. For great quotes on teaching, click here! If you are not sure if you want drum lessons, then take a look at this!
If you are unsure where Dumont is located, here is a list of towns within 10 miles: Bergenfield, Demarest, Cresskill, Tenafly, Haworth, Closter, River Edge, New Milford, Teaneck, Englewood, Paramus, Oradell, Hackensack, Alpine, Norwood, Old Tappan, Northvale, Harrington Park, Ridgewood, River Vale, Westwood, Emerson, Fort Lee, Franklin Lakes, Hillsdale, Mahwah, Ramsey, Upper Saddle River.
"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." - William Arthur Ward
"I can not help but to smile when I first watch a student who has learned the necessary coordination that keeps a beat going -- a groove that will move people to dance. That is totally rewarding!! It's about finding the best path in assisting the student to maximum growth." - Dan
Reasons to Study Drums with Dan
DRUM LESSON TOPICS
Reading
Ergonomics
Posture
Three 3 E's: Economy of Motion, Efficiency, Effectiveness
Basic & Advanced Technique: (Hands & Feet)
Matched v. French v. American grip
Placement of hands on sticks
The Fulcrum & finger placement
Full, Half and Low Strokes
Formal Playing
Informal Playing (Moeller Stroke, i.e., Sanford A. Moeller)
Downstrokes (Control Stroke)
Upstroke (Pullouts)
Rudiments
40 Percussive Art Society Rudiments
Alan Dawson Extensions
Paradiddle Plethoras: Inward, Outward, Inverted Paradiddles
Finger Control Exercises
Pumping Motion
Evenness/Consistency in strokes
Strengthening and stretching exercises
Rolls: Open and Closed
Intro to Multi-Pedal Orchestrations (MPO's)
Foot Synchronization
Bass Drum Techniques: heel down vs. heel up vs. full leg vs. rocking motion vs. side to side
Hi-Hat Techniques: heel down vs. rocking motion vs. bouncing motion vs. side to side strengthening and stretching exercises
Stylistic Principles of Our Favorite Drummers
The styles of Bonham, Peart, Gadd and more in conjunction with this audio program
Motivation & Inspiration ... Discipline & Development
Dom Famularo's Cycle of Self-Empowerment
3 A's: Absorb, Adopt & Adapt (Emulate, Assimilate & Innovate)
Adding "Roots" to your Playing/Blending
Time & Feel:
Using a Metronome
Meter/Pulse & Subdivision
Backbeat Tinkering
Odd-Time
Tension & Release/Polyrhythms
Free Feel/Over the Barline
Internal & External Dynamics
Coordination:
Double Bass
Independence
Unison
Ambidexterity
New Breed
Ostinatos
Open-Handed Playing & The Weaker Side
Soloing
Call & AnswerCopycat & Battling
Various Styles - More Details to be Updated Shortly:
(See Tommy Igoe's Groove Essentials for great information on these styles)
Rudimental v. Orchestral/Classical
Casual Date
Rock Drumming
Country Drumming
R&B Drumming: Soul, Funk, Blues, Hip Hop
Funk Sambas
"The Stutter"
Jazz Drumming
Left Hand Improv/Melody
Al Miller Horn Chart Independence/Applications
Les DeMerle Snare Shuffle
Ralph Defemina Melodic Tom-Tom Improv
"Dropping Bomb" Effects
Hi-Hat Barks/Cymbal Clamp
Classic Jazz Shuffle (Train Down the Tracks)
Jazz Waltz
Two Feel
Lost Art Aspects of Jazz (Brushes, Legato & Manipulated Hi-Hat, etc)
World, Latin & Ethnic
Afro-Cuban Drumming
Afro-Brazilian Drumming
Island/Afro-Carribean Grooves
Intro to Hand Drumming
Contact Dan to set up a lesson.