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Welcome! You're never too old or too young to start learning the drums. Our lessons are personalized and custom made just for you. We take into account your ability level, learning style, the type of music you like, and your goals - even if it's just doing it for fun. |
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Lessons Made For You Whether you're interested in taking lessons in our studio (two drum sets, ability to play along with songs together), remotely via Zoom (multiple camera angles, professional quality audio, ability to play along with songs together), or through one of our video courses, we create a comfortable, encouraging environment to enable you to learn quickly and efficiently and have fun in the process! |
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How Do You Want To Learn?
Private LessonsOne-on-one instruction offered in person in Los Angeles or remotely via Zoom anywhere in the world
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Video CoursesLearn at your own pace with video courses and transcriptions for every skill level
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Not Sure?
Schedule a free consultation👇
Schedule a free consultation👇
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👋 Hi, I'm Nick I love teaching. I've spent most of my adult life working as a professional musician - performing, recording, and touring all over the world - but my favorite thing to do is to help someone play something they never thought they could. |
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Music is hard. It takes effort and patience - at least it did for me.
I've felt drawn to music all of my life, but it's never something that came easily to me. I didn't have a natural knack for music and my parents didn't have a musical bone in their bodies.
I spent four years at the University of Northern Colorado, pursuing a degree in Jazz Studies and playing in a band of my own at the same time. It was difficult and there were a lot of sleepless nights, but my love for the music and my dedication to the craft enabled me to graduate with honors and sign a record deal. During and after school, I began to tour extensively throughout the United States, seeing nearly every state several times over. During that time I got to hear my songs on the radio and in TV shows, play dream tours like the Vans Warped Tour, and get my first taste of making a living as a musician. That experience enabled me to play for other bands of all genres as a "hired gun." As a freelance drummer I was able to tour internationally, meet musical heroes of mine like Travis Barker, and play crazy venues like the O2 Arena in London. Over the years my motto has become:
If I can do it, anyone can
What the people are saying
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"I've had the greatest time taking drum lessons with Nick. Perfect blend of technical and intuitive instruction, with a clear ability to lean further in either direction based on the student. If you're looking to seriously sharpen your chops or just have a blast jamming along to AC/DC, he's your guy!"
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"Nick is an A+ teacher. Lessons are fun and informative. The space is rad and he's a very thoughtful, patient teacher. 10/10."
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"Nick is great at making the lessons fit your level and addressing anything specific you want to work on. He makes you feel comfortable and breaks things down so that they feel less complicated. All around awesome dude."
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Why it's better here
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Angel City Drum Academy
✅ Custom one-on-one lessons We teach you music you actually want to learn ✅ Technology-forward teaching Digital note taking, interactive music notation software, play-along playlists, and much more ✅ A practical approach We believe that techniques and exercises are best presented in the context of a song ✅ Comfortable studio setting The student and teacher each get their own set of drums in a clean, encouraging environment ✅ Video Courses Supplemental video courses, transcriptions, and playlists |
Other Music Schools
❌ One size fits all approach Learn the same AC/DC song every beginner student learns ❌ Pen & paper Messy, hand drawn notation that you forget by the time you get home ❌ Book work Months spent reading from books and not knowing how they translate to the music ❌ Small, loud rooms Fluorescent-lit, tiny rooms with low quality drums and cymbals ❌ No Additional Content Get lost on Youtube looking for more material |
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