MISSION STATEMENT
The Andersong Music & Percussion Studio is dedicated to sharing the
joy, power and inspiration of music and percussion with any interested
community member. Through private and group teaching, mentoring, coaching
and performing I strive to foster excellent musicians, students and
percussionists who are eager to learn and challenge themselves to reach
their goals and share their excitement, knowledge and love of music with
others.
I am now accepting students in the Andersong Music & Percussion Studio in Sonora California. I teach beginning to advanced snare drum, drum set and percussion. I also teach beginning guitar, bass, recorder, singing and ear training, as well as general music and jazz appreciaton. Explore the information and links on these pages for more information about my teaching philosophy, qualificatons and practice. To inquire about or reserve a lesson slot, or if you have any questions please contact me.
I teach five days a week
(with makeup lessons on Saturdays) out of my home studio conveniently located near downtown Sonora and within walking distance of Sonora High. The studio is setup with all the equipment needed to meet the lesson plan requirements developed for each student. The studio is arranged in three areas:
- Concert Snare Drum and Percussion
- Marching Percussion
- Drum Set
The Concert Snare and Percussion area is where the student will work on grip, stroke technique, timing, sight reading and rudimental development. This area is equipped with a Concert snare, a field drum and a mini snare that can all be adjusted to accommodate any size or age student. It is here where we will develop music reading and interpretation skills similar to what the student would encounter in a school band situation as well as snare drum solo, duet and ensemble pieces. In addition proper playing methods for many of the orchestral percussion instruments that students are asked to play are demonstrated and taught in this area.
The Marching Percussion area is actually part of the Concert Area but includes marching snare and bass drums. Here we work on rudimental technique and marching band material such as cadences and intros as well as applied solo and percussion ensemble music.
The Drum Set area is just that; one of my professional level drum sets with cymbals and other drum set percussion that the students work on to learn drum beat and fill exercises and coordination development. Many play-along and video examples are used as well as prerecorded drum loops to help the student learn timing and feel. Students can be recorded playing solo or with one of the play-along tracks.
For younger students I sometimes use Boomwhackers and "found" or "recovered" sound sources and these activities happen in every area of the studio.