1^st lesson free

Tom

5 (2 reviews)

Rate $49
Response 1h
Students
Number of students Tom has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
24
Number of students Tom has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (2 reviews)

$49/h

1^st lesson free

Drums
Percussion
Xylophone

Experienced tutor in Drum in Southern Pines, Tom offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Drums
Percussion
Xylophone

Lesson location

- online

About Tom

Tom Bernett has five decades of professional experience as a drummer, as a vocalist, as an entertainer, and as a producer of audio, video, and live events. He is known as a quality musician who can play any style, and for his unique ability to play and sing complex drum and vocal parts at the same time.

He has traveled extensively throughout the United States and southern Europe; has backed internationally known stars; and his drum students have been accepted at many leading music colleges.

During his five decade career he has worked in USO shows, traveled with top-40 show bands, played in dinner theater and regional theater pit orchestras, worked in commercial recording studios, toured with the American Cavalcade of Big Bands, backed internationally famous entertainers, and in recent years as a drum teacher, has had students accepted at Berklee College of Music, Indiana University School of Music, Appalachian State University School of the Arts, and University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

His recent jazz drumming credits include shows with Grammy-winning jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan, trumpet innovator Charles Lazarus, jazz vocalists Marlene Ver Planck and Melva Houston, and New Orleans trumpet phenom Shamarr Allen.

He started teaching at the request of a neighbor shortly after relocating to North Carolina in 2003. Since 2010 he has operated a music teaching studio in downtown Southern Pines, NC,, where he teaches beginner thru advance adult drums. He also teaches chord-based piano and basic music theory to beginners of all ages.

His past experience includes:

Local Clubs (Indiana, Michigan, Chicago), 1968-1969

USO Shows/Navy, 1969-1971

Touring Show Groups, 1971-1973

College Music Major, 1973-1974

Dixieland and Shows (New Orleans), 1974-1975

Touring Show Groups and Touring Pop Groups, 1975-1979

Celebrity Theater; Dinner Theater; and Studio Work (Chicago), 1979-1981

Touring Big Band Review, Las Vegas, 1981-1982

Corporate Shows, Studio Work, Club Dates (Minneapolis), 1982-1995

Independent Audio and Video Producer, 1995-2002

Drummer, Vocalist, Event Producer, Percussion Teacher, 2003-present

Over the years, he has played backup to: Steve Allen, Tiny Tim, Julius LaRosa, Steve Lawrence/Eydie Gorme, Jack Jones, Terry Gibbs, Art Lund, David Allyn, the Lettermen, the Spinners, the Temptations, Rodney Dangerfield, Redd Foxx, Phyllis Diller, Bill Cosby, Rich Matteson, Ray Papai's Nirva Nova Orchestra, Trumpeter Warren Kime, Bozo the Clown, Emmett Kelly Jr. Circus Show, the Cat's Pajamas, Fred Steele, Connie Foote, Duke Kane & Company, Skip DeVol, Paul Lennon, and a whole bunch of others that he's forgotten.

The light in their eyes when they suddenly realize what they are capable of.

A neighbor who knew of my long professional performing career asked me if I would teach his son drums.

40+ Years of performance experience as a professional musician.

Applied Music sudies at Eastern Kentucky University.

Adjunct Professior of Jazz Drums at University of North Carolina - Pembroke.

Created a successful teaching practice and studio, in business since 2007.

About the lesson

I offer a free first lesson so that students/parents can get to know me and experience my teaching method and approach to students. This also gives me a chance to evaluate potential new students' aptitudes in a penalty-free setting.

I teach drums to students ranging from beginning children to advanced adults.

I teach beginning chord-style piano and basic music theory to beginners of all ages.

I teach low brass to beginners thru intermediate students.

It is important to enjoy learning. Remember to consider your prospective teacher's demeanor and personality in addition to their skills and experience.

One student recently won a full scholarship to a college music degree program. Several others have been the recipients of a memorial scholarship from their high school. And I especially like the hugs I often get from the youngest students, which tells me they are enjoying their time and experience in my studio.

A few things worth thinking about before reaching out
Students need to ask themselves what they expect and desire to gain from the process of studying music.

Review

All of our reviews are collected by us and are 100% reliable. They correspond to a real experience lived by the teacher's students.

5 (2 reviews)

L

Leshia
- 5
Perfect! Mr. Bernett has a delightful personality! He is very talented and eager to share his knowledge in an easy to understand way...Great instructor!
Read more See the response Tom

L

Leshia

Perfect! Mr. Bernett has a delightful personality! He is very talented and eager to share his knowledge in an easy to understand way...Great instructor!
View more reviews

Recommendations

Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the tutor.

Lisa

Our son has been going to Tom for several years. In that time, our special needs child has had improved cognitive test results, improved coordination, and improved social interactions. And he has had a lot of fun in the process.
Read more

L
Lisa
Our son has been going to Tom for several years. In that time, our special needs child has had improved cognitive test results, improved coordination, and improved social interactions. And he has had a lot of fun in the process.
View more recommendations

Rates

Rate

Pack rates

5 h: $245
10 h: $490

free lessons

This first lesson offered with Tom will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

1hrs

online

$49/h

Details

Lessons are 30-minutes in length. Fees are $35 per lesson, payable in advance by the month. Some lesson materials are printed out in the studio and provided to students free of charge. Purchase of a lesson book (Amazon) is usually required after a beginning student reaches a certain level of proficiency.

Experienced tutor in Drum in Southern Pines, Tom offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Lesson location

Recommended

About Tom

About the lesson

Review

Recommendations

Rates

Rate

Pack rates

free lessons

online

Details

Other tutors in Drums

Poe

Colton

Medya

Rishabh

Harjeet

Adrian

Joshua

Tom

Josue

Matt

Baptiste

Illia

Kulusé

Chris

Sheldon

Isaac

Miguel

Kelvin

Oisín

Adam

Experienced tutor in Drum in Southern Pines, Tom offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Lesson location

Recommended

About Tom

About the lesson

Review

Recommendations

Rates

Rate

Pack rates

free lessons

online

Details

Other tutors in Drums

Poe

Colton

Medya

Rishabh

Harjeet

Adrian

Joshua

Tom

Josue

Matt

Baptiste

Illia

Kulusé

Chris

Sheldon

Isaac

Miguel

Kelvin

Oisín

Adam

Share

levels

All languages in which the lesson is available

Review

Reviews

Recommendations

free lessons

Report this ad