Broken Eighth Note Feel - Companion Lessons

Work through Broken Eighth Note Feel directly with the author — at the depth your playing actually needs.

These sessions are designed to help you move beyond understanding how eighth and sixteenth notes drive contemporary jazz and develop the physical consistency and internal pulse that make that feel inevitable — not calculated.

What To Expect

• An honest assessment of where you are in the material and what's getting in the way.
• Rhythmic phrasing work — developing eighth and sixteenth note patterns so they flow naturally in a musical context, not just on the page.
• Sticking development that builds the physical consistency modern jazz feel requires.
• Tempo and listening — developing the internal pulse and awareness that connects your playing to the musicians around you.
• Guidance on taking the book's exercises from the page to the bandstand, and beyond jazz into any style built on eighth or sixteenth note foundations.
• A practice plan after each session so you leave knowing exactly what to work on next.

Who This Is For

• Drummers working through the book who have hit a concept that isn't translating to their kit yet.
• Players who want to build the right foundation from the first page, before habits form.
• Intermediate drummers ready to develop a genuine modern jazz voice.
• Anyone who wants to work through the material with the person who wrote it.

Don't own the book yet? Broken Eighth Note Feel is available in print and PDF directly from this site.

Sessions are conducted in English via Zoom — No travel required, with scheduling flexibility built around your calendar. For drummers ready to take what's on the page and make it their own.

Getting Started — You can begin with a single session or choose a dedicated package.

Package credits expire 6 months from date of purchase.

Questions about scheduling or cancellations? Please review our Lesson Policy before booking.

Private lessons through this website are available to pre-college students, adult learners, and working professionals. Current Berklee students can access private instruction through the college.