PMA-Drum-Instructor-Sam
Sam
Drum-Lessons
PMA Drum Instructor Sam is a jazz drumset player and master teacher with an encouraging manner and excitement for teaching. Under the direction of Dom Moio and Lewis Nash, he graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Performance from Arizona State University. He is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree. Sam has had the great privilege of performing with both Dick Oatts and Jim McNeely, as well as both Harold Mabern and Joel Frahm. He’s also performed a number of times with Jane Monheit, Billy Stritch, Mike Kocour, Nick Manson, Eric Rasmussen, Jeff Libman and many others. He can be seen performing frequently around the Valley at an assortment of restaurants, jazz clubs and other events.
Sam has been teaching private lessons for several years and is excited to lead PMA’s premier drum class! Sam has fun working with all age groups and is very intuitive at understanding the needs of each of his students. He believes in the importance of developing a strong technical foundation to be able to focus on enhancing musicality in the future. These topics include reading music, playing with good technique, and improving the player's feel for rhythms - each highly important for drummers. With Sam's wide range of musical experiences in styles such as Jazz, Big Band, Rock, Pop, Latin, Drumline, Percussion and Orchestra, he can help shape private lessons towards the interests of each individual student.