Overview
SKAKUN
JAZZ & DRUMS
Overview
SKAKUN
JAZZ & DRUMS
ABOUT DAN
I have been teaching and playing drums professionally since 1981 including over 20 of years teaching at MacEwan University. My educational experience includes a Master of Arts degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music in New York, a Bachelor of Music degree from McGill University, and a Diploma in Jazz Performance from MacEwan University. I have studied privately with Joe Morello, Kenny Washington and Vernel Fournier.
While I play a variety of styles of music, most of what I’m playing currently is jazz. I’ve been fortunate to play with the likes of Ted Nash, Carlo Morena, Joe Fonda, PJ Perry, Tommy Banks, Bobby Cairns, Slide Hampton, Hugh Fraser, Andre White, Jim Head, John Taylor, Mike Rud, Julie Mahendran, the McDades, Möbius, and Don Bradshaw’s Big Idea.
I am a member of the Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association.
DRUM LESSONS
I teach mainly drumset playing, particularly rock and jazz styles. I usually start by working on snare drum technique and basic reading, followed by the addition of work on the kit.
During (roughly) the ten months of the school year (Sept. 11 to June 29 for my schedule this year) I offer instruction on a regular schedule. The lesson durations I offer are half-hour, 45-minute, and one-hour with lessons usually on a weekly basis.