About Art McKinney
Art McKinney
Music Teacher, Master
Location: Laurel, MD
Speaks: English
Instructs: Drums
Education: B.A. in Music Education/Percussion Major from Friends
University in Wichita, Kansas.
Teaching Experience: I have been teaching private percussion instruction for 26 years,
including the last 21 years at Music & Arts. I teach beginners to advanced, covering reading skills,
rudiments, and full drum set.
Teaching Philosophy: My teaching philosophy: Finding the joy in melodic rhythm.
Get to know Art McKinney
I have a B.A. in Music Education/Percussion Major from Friends
University in Wichita, Kansas. During my college years, I studied
timpani, under Fred Begun of the National Symphony, and jazz
drumming, under Alan Dawson of the Berklee School of Music.
I teach private percussion instruction for snare drum, timpani,
and xylophone. I teach beginners to advanced, covering reading skills,
rudiments, and full drum set. I specialize in advanced coordination
techniques as applied to drum set for jazz and rock, utilizing the
instructional literature of Jim Chapin, Joel Rothman, John Lombardo,
John Riley and many others.
Art McKinney teaches at:
3811 Evergreen Pkwy
Bowie, MD 20716
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- Ship To Store
- Curbside Pickup
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- Rentals
11200 Scaggsville Rd Unit 111
Laurel, MD 20723
- Returns Allowed
- Ship To Store
- Curbside Pickup
- Lessons
- Rentals
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