1^st lesson free

Nicole

Rate $50
Response 20h
Students
Number of students Nicole has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
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Number of students Nicole has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

$50/h

1^st lesson free

Drums
Percussion
Djembe

Sophisticated MA Drum Instructor with 15 Years’ Experience — focusing on jazz solos, polyrhythms, and improvisation. Perfect for advanced learners preparing for performance.

Drums
Percussion
Djembe

Lesson location

- At Nicole's house: Montreal
- online
- at home or in a public place : will travel up to 20 km from Montreal

About Nicole

With more than 15 years of experience teaching drums, I work with school students, college students, and working professionals who want to build strong drumming skills. I believe that learning the drums should be fun, engaging, and stress-free. My teaching focuses on building confidence, strengthening musical foundations, and helping each student discover their own rhythm. My tutoring approach is clear and personalized.

I teach through demonstrations, guided practice, and simple explanations that make even difficult techniques easy to understand. I cover essential skills such as stick control, coordination, timing, speed, and rhythm patterns. For advanced students, I also focus on complex grooves, improvisation, and performance techniques.

Every lesson is designed according to the learner’s goals, strengths, and learning style. Along with drums, I support students in related subjects like rhythm reading, percussion basics, ear training, metronome practice, and understanding drum notation. These extra skills help students become well-balanced musicians with strong technical and creative abilities. A unique skill I bring to teaching is my ability to simplify complicated rhythms and help students master them through steady, structured practice.

I also work well with learners who feel nervous, shy, or unsure about their abilities. My patient and friendly approach helps them feel comfortable and confident during lessons. I have taught students preparing for competitions, school performances, band auditions, and personal skill development. Many of them have grown into skilled and expressive drummers. My aim is always to guide students toward real progress and make their musical journey enjoyable and meaningful.

About the lesson

My drum teaching approach is built on Communication, Creativity, and Flexibility. Communication helps me guide students clearly. I discuss their goals and expectations and design a lesson plan that fits their needs. I also encourage students to speak openly about their challenges so I can support them better.

Creativity adds fun and expression to the lessons. I include tasks like rhythm improvisation, beat experiments, fill creation, and groove variations. Students also practice with backing tracks to understand musical timing. Creative practice helps students develop their style and feel connected to the instrument.

Flexibility helps me adapt lessons to each student. I adjust the complexity of exercises based on how fast or slow they learn. I also use different teaching techniques depending on whether the student learns visually, through listening, or through hands-on work.

Other than drums, I can teach rhythm fundamentals and basic theory. My aim is to help each student grow confidently and enjoy learning every step of the way.

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5 h: $250
10 h: $500

online

$50/h

free lessons

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

1hrs

Sophisticated MA Drum Instructor with 15 Years’ Experience — focusing on jazz solos, polyrhythms, and improvisation. Perfect for advanced learners preparing for performance.

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About Nicole

About the lesson

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Sophisticated MA Drum Instructor with 15 Years’ Experience — focusing on jazz solos, polyrhythms, and improvisation. Perfect for advanced learners preparing for performance.

Lesson location

About Nicole

About the lesson

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Rate

Pack rates

online

free lessons

Other tutors in Drums

Ian

Parker

Gregory

Tyler

Maisie

Matthew

Tom

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Oisín

Martin

Peter

Miguel

Joshua

Kulusé

Pierre

Huizi

Linda

Rabeb PhD

Garrett

Cassidy

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