Rock Academy NC | Asheville Music School That Teaches Kids & Adults Music Lessons that Rock!

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Drum Lessons in Asheville

The Rock Academy coordinates drum lessons with The Music Academy of Asheville depending on your skill level. The Rock Academy teaches performance skills and provides kids and adults an encouraging place to learn to rock on stage. It’s sister organization, The Music Academy of Asheville, is the actual music school where drum lessons will be scheduled.

Whether you need beginner drum lessons, intermediate or advanced, we have drumming instructors that will push you to the next level.

Drum Lessons – What to Expect

Our instructors teach through examples, practical exercises, and basic rudimentary work. They give students the tools they need to find their unique style by setting up a solid foundation through technique, reading, theory, and meter.

Teen and Kid Drum Lessons

We work with kids from age 4 – 18  teaching them basic drum lessons, covering beginner beats and preparing them to perform rock songs they love on stage with our Opening Act band.

Adult Drum Lessons

We work with adults ages 18+ whether you’re a beginner drummer or not. Our Adult Rock Academy Program gives the structure need to learn or keep up your chops while working on songs you love.

Drum Lesson Instructors

John Caldwell

  • Drums ,
  • Percussion

Drums

John started his musical journey at the age of ten, performing along with Beatles records with drumsticks on the living room furniture. His first band, Asbury Road, was formed when he attended Enka Middle School, and rock drumming was John’s main focus. Marching band, rock bands, and Governor’s School for Percussion were highlights of John’s high school years. He later got a B.A. in Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and ...

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James Kylen

  • Drums ,
  • Guitar ,
  • Marimba ,
  • Percussion ,
  • Piano ,
  • Vibraphones

James started playing music in December 1988, at the age of 5. It was that Christmas morning when he woke up to find an upright piano from Santa “under” the tree. Several years of piano lessons and countless hours tinkering away at the keys helped to cultivate James’ knack for rhythm, melody and harmony. In addition to naturally learning quickly by ear, he was now able to read music. At the age of 10 in Panama City, Florida, he joined the Rosenwald Middle School band as a first-time...

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