Study Drums with Tad McCully (several celebrity students) . . .Practice Time Also!

Hi,

My name is Tad McCully, I'm a pro drummer who grew up here in nyc. I've been teaching in the New York area both privately and in schools since 1993. I offer one-on-one lessons either at your home or in my studio in the Music Building, located at 39th st. & 8th ave (one block from train station). My lessons are well-planned, quality affordable studies, lasting 30 (ages 6-12), 45, or 60 minutes (adults). Many celebrities have come to me for lessons, including NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, and actors Haley Joel Osment and Eric Thal.

In my lessons I cover 'beginner' topics such as GRIP, RUDIMENTS (stickings) and BASIC READING of rhythmic notation (don't worry, it's not that difficult or scary) on the snare drum. Basic drumset skills are also covered, such as 3- and 4-way coordination and you will ultimately graduate to playing along with sequenced music (which I write for students), as well as your own CDs (teacher approved).

For more advanced students, I focus more on hand technique, reading (both advanced snare drum studies and chart reading for drum set) and fill/soloing vocabulary. Tuning and set up is a specialty of mine, and I have spent hours and hours studying, learning and mastering both. (believe it or not, the greatest drummers generally all set up their drums/cymbals in a similar way.)

I also offer practice time on my pro Yamaha studio kit. This is for weekly students only. This is a big plus, as it is not only the same kit that I teach you on, but the configuration corresponds to my curriculum as well as most drum set books on the market.

Please check me out at: http://www.reverbnation.com/tadmccully (mp3s, bio, videos, etc.)

TO INQUIRE/SCHEDULE A LESSON, PLEASE CALL: 917-650-9847 - Thanks.

TEACHING / PRACTICE HOURS:

Monday: 3:30-6:30pm
Tuesday: 3-7pm
Wednesday: 3:30-9pm
Thursday: 3:30-9pm
Saturday: 4-8pm
Sunday: noon-6pm

(Please ask which slots are filled...)