Giuseppe Paradiso

Introduction: I teach drum lessons at my personal studio in Brighton, MA, using all of my professional equipment, which includes two drum sets, percussion and a PA system to play along with your favorite tracks. As an educator, I have been teaching drums, percussion and music theory for about 10 years to a very large number of students (all ages, ranging from 4 to 65 years old) in Massachusetts and Italy, including all levels, from beginner to advanced. I taught at several private music schools as well as privately at my personal studios. While teaching drums, I encourage passion for music and introduce many topics related to different musical genres, techniques, learning or improving reading, music theory, improvisation and creativity development, and musical concepts. I also enjoy sharing my experiences as a professional musician. Through my experience, I created a method based on developing the natural skills of the student. Classes are focused on specific goals and building a personal program for each student based on his or her capabilities, environment and commitment. One of the most important objectives is to achieve all of this in a way that both the student and instructor can enjoy and have fun during the process. Bio I was born in Italy and started my musical studies on drums at the age of 6 years old. I graduated from both Berklee College of Music in Boston as a recipient of several scholarships based on merit and the Italian conservatory of music, N. Piccinni in Bari, studying performance on drums, percussion instruments, composition and piano. I am very active both as a performer and an educator. I have an extensive international performance experience in many styles of music, ranging from pop, jazz and world music to classical and symphonic music, from orchestras to small ensembles and solo performances. Some of the venues I performed at are the following: Newport Jazz Festival (RI, USA), Panama Jazz Festival (Panama City, Panama), "Les journee de la percussion" at Conservatoire Superieur de Paris (France), Berklee Performance Center (MA, USA), Festival Duni (Matera, Italy), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Northeastern University (Boston, MA), among many others. TV appearances and radio programs include Spanish TVE LA2, "Entre Dos Aguas," a documentary produced by seven-time Latin Grammy Award winner, Javier Limon; "Boston Strong" video campaign on NECN, Fox 25 (USA); "The New Edge" radio program on WMBR 88.1 FM Cambridge public radio (USA), as well as several appearances on different Italian TV channels. I recorded several albums, covering a wide diversity of music genres, ranging from jazz to pop, rock and world music, both as a leader and a sideman. Please visit my website for more information. Some of the awards I received include Berklee International Grant, outstanding scholarships, Dean's list and the "James David Harber Award" for major contribution to the Performance Division and Percussion Department at Berklee College of music; "Movin' Up" Young Italian Artists and Umbria Jazz (Italy).