Drum Lessons
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Drum Set Curriculum Overview

  • Groove Study, Pocket Playing
  • Music Fundamentals, Musicianship Skills
  • Metronome, Click Track & Loop Performance
  • Analysis - Rock & Jazz
  • Drum Groove Composition
  • Recording Techniques
  • Ensemble Performance Applications
  • 4-Way Independence
  • Jazz Studies, Reading Charts
  • Brush Techniques
  • Dynamics
  • Playing Musically, Playing For The Song
Drum Lessons In The Student's Home
Our percussion curriculum encompasses the following areas of study:
  • Classical Snare Drum, Rudiments
  • Music Theory
  • Drum Set - Contemporary Styles, Rock, Jazz, Latin
  • Mallets - Orchestral Bells, Xylophone, Marimba
  • Hand Percussion - Djembes, Congas, Bongos, etc...
Drum Lessons In The Student's Home   Somerset County, Morris County, Essex County, Hunterdon County, Middlesex County
This is where it all began in 1999... Drum lessons in the student's home.
Brandon Kurzawa started teaching one drum student and within weeks he was
teaching eighteen students weekly while studying music at Rutgers University.
Brandon was also performing throughout the east coast with singer-songwriters
and bands.
Music Notes Academy's Drum Lessons In The Student's Home, Basking Ridge, NJ
Julian (Basking Ridge) performing with MNA's Back
Beat Percussion Ensemble in our 2008 2nd Annual
Spring Student Recitals in Madison, New Jersey.
Music Notes Academy's Drum Lessons In The Student's Home, Warren, Watchung, NJ
Music Notes Academy's Drum Lessons In The Student's Home,Union, NJ
Percussion Curriculum Overview

  • Rudiments - Percussive Arts Society Rudiments
  • Correct Performance Techniques
  • Matched Grip, Traditional Grip
  • Technical Exercises
  • Classical Snare Drum Etudes, Repertoire
  • Drum Set Styles, Techniques
  • Rock, Popular
  • Jazz, Latin, Contemporary, Blues, etc...
  • Drum Fills, Soloing
  • Bass Drum Techniques
  • Music Theory, Harmony
Sam, Watchung, NJ, performing on drum set at our
3rd Annual Spring Student Recitals in Madison, New
Jersey.
Joseph, Union, NJ, performing on drum set at our
3rd Annual Spring Student Recitals in Madison, New
Jersey.
Call Us! (908) 577 - 5905
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_About Music Notes Academy
Music Notes Academy is a community music school and New Jersey in-home music lesson provider. Music
lessons, available for young children, adolescents and adults, are tailored towards each student, in the
comfort and convenience of the student's home, within our comprehensive music curriculum.

Our unique curriculum includes music theory, practical musicianship skills, such as sight reading and ear
training, proper instrument techniques, classical, jazz, contemporary and popular repertoire - students will
learn songs they want learn as well. Each week, students will receive comprehensive music instruction from
our experienced and educated music instructors. Our instructors combine structure and flexibility which offers
a great balance in music education.
Students can additionally perform with our ensembles and bands, such as percussion ensembles and Rock Bands. Our ensembles and bands
perform in our annual Winter Concerts and Spring Student Recitals which commence in Madison, NJ in an auditorium on stage.
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In addition to studying drums and percussion, students will also study music theory and
musicianship skills such as ear training. We also incorporate significant amounts of performance
based repertoire such as ensemble music and performance play-along tracks. Students will
learn how to read music correctly and perform repertoire that is challenging and exciting. Our
drummers study music, not just drums.
Music lessons are currently available in these locations
Somerset County
Basking Ridge
Bedminster
Belle Mead
Bernardsville
Bound Brook
Bradley Gardens
Bridgepoint - New!
Bridgewater
Far Hills
Finderne
Gladstone
Griggstown - New!
Hillsborough
Kingston - New!
Manville
Martinsville
Millstone - New!
Montgomery - New!
Neshanic
Neshanic Station
North Branch
Peapack
Pottersville - New!
Raritan
Rocky Hill - New!
Skillman - New!
Somerset
Somerville
South Bound Brook
Warrenville - New!
Watchung
Morris County
Budd Lake
Cedar Knolls
Chatham
Chester
Denville
East Hanover
Florham Park
Gillette
Green Village
Hacklebarney
Landing
Lincoln Park - New!
Long Hill
Long Valley
Madison
Mednham
Montville
Morris Plains
Morristown
Mount Olive
Mountain Lakes - New!
Netcong
New Vernon
Parsippany
Pine Brook - New!
Pompton Plains - New!
Randolph
Ralston
Rockaway - New!
Whippany - New!
Essex County
Belleville
Bloomfield
Brookdale
Caldwell
Cedar Grove
Clinton
East Orange
Fairfield
Livingston
Maplewood
Millburn
Montclair
North Caldwell
Nutley
Short Hills
Upper Montclair
Verona
West Caldwell
West Orange
Middlesex County
Colonia - New!
Dunellen
East Brunswick
Edison - New!
Franklin Park
Highland Park
Iselin
Menlo Park
Metuchen - New!
Middlesex
Milltown
East Brunswick - New!
Edison - New!
Fords - New!
New Brunswick
North Edison
Old Bridge
Piscataway
Sayreville - New!
South Plainfield - New!
South River - New!
Woodbridge
Union County
Berkeley Heights
Clark
Cranford
Fanwood
Garwood
Kenilworth
Linden - New!
Mountainside
Murray Hill
New Providence
Scotch Plains
Springfield
Summit
Union
Westfield
Hunterdon County
Annandale - New!
Califon - New!
Clinton
Flemington
Glen Gardner
Lambertville
Lebanon
Oldwick - New!
Readington
Ringoes
Tewksbury - New!
Whitehouse
Whitehouse Station