Professional drummer; Sam Ward - formerly of 4th & Orange, Gym Class Heroes & more is available for private drum/percussion lessons in person as well as online!

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Although my rate of $75/hour for weekly (or more, if you prefer) private drum lessons may seem a bit high, however I can guarantee that you will get what you pay for; particularly in this circumstance.

With no disrespect to ANY other teacher/musician out there, I did attend the Berklee College of Music on a merit based scholarship, double majored in Drum Set Percussion/Music Business, and graduated Magna Cum Laude, with a Bachelor's Degree in Drum Set Performance.

I started playing the drums at age 5 (I'm 33 now) and took a few drum lessons. As previously mentioned, this teacher simply wasn't engaging for such a young student and at the time I found it too confusing to continue. I did however have a little mini drum set to mess around with if I wanted to.

At the age of 12, I hadn't played drums in some time. I was in a school meeting where my good friend's younger brother got to perform a few original songs for the whole school. I'll be honest - I was envious! He was very talented, the band sounded good, and everybody thought it was cool! When I got home from school later that day, I sat down at the mini drum set I had in the basement (which hadn't been touched in a couple years) and tested myself. I could remember a few beats, and even came up with a few new ones. It felt amazing and from that moment on I decided wholeheartedly that I would be a professional drummer. I seldom have skipped a day of practice in the 21 years since then!

My goal - in fact my GUARANTEE is that if you study drums with me and are clear about your goals/expectations, strengths/weaknesses, etc (these don't have to be figured out at once, and I certainly don't expect these answers on the first day!), I WILL get you there. The catch is that you have to put in the work - I know very well how to lead a horse to water, but I don't know anybody that can force the horse to drink that water. You have to want it. Again, you don't have to want to be a superstar/rockstar, etc. WHATEVER your goals are, I can and will help you achieve them. I'll just need you to put in the work that I suggest you put in!

I can't wait to work with you soon!