Top Pro: Juilliard Alum 🎵Online & NYC Lessons
Top Pro: Juilliard Alum 🎵Online & NYC Lessons

Top Pro: Juilliard Alum 🎵Online & NYC Lessons

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Introduction: I specialize in helping serious beginners of all ages learn to play quickly and effectively via reading music. Using my techniques you can achieve more in 3 months than most do in 1 year. All Lessons are built around inspiring joy, creativity, and exploration! You will leave each lesson equipped with lasting tools feeling confident to tackle your music with musicality and expression. My goal is to empower students to take flight as a musician and enjoy a lifetime of music with the ability to simply sit down and play anywhere! Music is the ultimate medium of “learning how to learn.” Students using my methods find that our lessons are transferable to building skills in their studies, sports, and work. I notice a massive improvement in my student’s self-confidence after just a few weeks of building this growth mindset together. My studio offers 3 different tracks of study to serious long-term beginners: 1) 1-on-1 Online Private Instruction 2) Hybrid Prerecorded and 1-on-1 Online Private Instruction 3) Private Lessons with Anneke (online or in-person in Manhattan) These tracks are specifically designed to best fit your individual needs, but the one constant between them is a patient expert eager to jumpstart your learning! ⭐️⭐️⭐️1-on-1 Online Private Instruction (Piano and Drums)⭐️⭐️⭐️ • $125 for 1 hour, $99 for 45 minutes, $75 for 30 minutes. • Only accepting reliable, weekly, long-term students. • Ideal for students with a strong desire to learn looking for consistent and reliable feedback and wants to improve rapidly. • Completely 100% customized to your personal goals, needs, and musical tastes. • Lessons are taught from my home studio, which is equipped with professional audio and multiple camera angles. • Student’s only need a laptop / tablet with a camera and reliable internet connection. ⭐️⭐️Hybrid Prerecorded and 1-on-1 Online Private Instruction (Piano)⭐️⭐️ • $99 for a package of One Prerecorded Lesson and a 30 minute Private 1-on-1 Follow Up Lesson. • Ideal for students who are self-disciplined, self-starters, or have irregular or busy schedules. This offers the flexibility of self-paced learning, with the reliability of a dedicated private instructor to field your questions. Most students alternate, taking a prerecorded lesson one week, and a Private 1-on-1 Follow Up the next. • This package is semi-customizable to include common methods in addition to your musical requests. • Lessons are taught from my home studio, which is equipped with professional audio and multiple camera angles. • Student’s only need a laptop / tablet with a camera and reliable internet connection. ⭐️ Private Lessons with Anneke (Piano and Voice) ⭐️ • Virtual: $100 for 1 hour, $85 for 45 minutes, $60 for 30 minutes. • In-Person: $125 for 1 hour, $99 for 45 minutes, $75 for 30 minutes. • Only accepting reliable, weekly, long-term students. • In-Person lessons are taught at various convenient rehearsal studios around Manhattan. • Completely 100% customized to your personal goals, needs, and musical tastes. About the teachers: Greg LaRosa is currently one of the most in demand drummers and percussionists in the world. As a graduate of the Juilliard School in New York City, Greg has traveled as both a soloist and band member playing in some of the world's most famous music festivals. As a passionate educator, Greg's energetic, charismatic, and engaging personality has charmed student percussionists and pianists across North America, Asia, and Europe. In addition to his faculty position at the Colburn School’s Jumpstart Young Musician’s Program in Los Angeles and teaching fellow position at The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program in New York, he has presented masterclasses and guest lectures far and wide, including Delhi, India and Shiga, Japan. He has taught extensively in New York’s Public Schools, and maintains a prominent private teaching studio with students from a variety of age groups, backgrounds, and skill levels. He is proudly a Scholar with the Union League of Philadelphia, and an endorser of Pearl Percussion Instruments. -------------------------------------------- Mezzo-Soprano, Anneke Harger earned her Masters Degree from Purchase College and her Bachelors from New England Conservatory (NEC) in Vocal Performance. She has performed in Operas, Concerts and Ensembles all over the world. Her past performances include; First Witch in Dido and Aeneas, Sister Mathilde in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Zita in Gianni Schicchi, Lucy Lockit in The Beggar's Opera, and many more. Anneke holds a certificate in Baroque performance from Barock Vokal at the Hochschule für Musik, Mainz. She has worked with early music specialists Konrad Junghanel, Dr. Claudia Eder, Emma Kirkby and Andreas Scholl. Her performance of "Ombre Piante" from Rodelinda was described as “evoking a profound and somber introspection” by the Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz. Along with Early Music, she also enjoys Concert Work and has appeared as a soloist in Stravinsky's Les Noces and Orff's Carmina Burana. Anneke's vocal strengths in Classical music has helped her expand into other genres including Musical Theater and Jazz. Although her first love is performing, Anneke is also an avid teacher based in the New York/ CT area in Piano and Voice. She also is the Director of the Greenwich Girls Choir that was launched in 2020. In her teaching she focuses on building a foundation of music that can be applied to many different instruments and fostering a lifelong love of music. || Let your creativity blossom ||
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Kelly s.
Jun 10, 2021
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After a while of looking for a suitable drum/percussion teacher, we are so happy to find Greg on Thumbtack. Online lessons were not our first priority but we have changed our minds when we met Greg. Greg is an enthusiastic musician and teacher with a lot of passion & knowledge. He is a very well-organized teacher, he manages how to communicate and teach professionally online. Highly recommend any skill level percussionists should consider taking lessons with Greg.

Details: 10 - 13 years old • 2 - 4 yrs of formal training • Can read percussion notation • Can read sheet music • Snare drum • What the teacher recommends • Yes, the student already has drums • 30 minutes • Remotely (phone or internet)

Top Pro: Juilliard Alum 🎵Online & NYC Lessons's reply
Thank you for the kind words, Kelly! I’m so glad you are finding our online lessons to be a good fit!
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Alex M.
Apr 14, 2021
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Greg is an incredible teacher! I’ve had tremendous progress after just a few lessons. He’s got a knack for distilling hard-to-learn concepts into bite-sized pieces that has made ramping up on drums super enjoyable and rewarding. Highly recommend!

Details: 26 - 44 years old • No formal training • Can read sheet music • Understands note durations and rests • Traditional drum kit • Snare drum • Bass drum • Rock • Yes, the student already has drums • 45 minutes • Remotely (phone or internet) • At the pro’s location

Top Pro: Juilliard Alum 🎵Online & NYC Lessons's reply
It’s equally as enjoyable teaching you, Alex! You are well on your way!
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Raegan D.
Feb 14, 2021
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We’ve had a great experience so far. My son is really shy and and Greg has been able to inspire and encourage him not only to chat and hold conversations, but to practice and learn to really enjoy playing the drums. He’s enjoyed lessons with Greg so much! I’m impressed by how quickly he responds to my questions and emails, how upbeat and excited he is about teaching, and how patient he has been as my son has begun his journey of learning to play the drums. Highly recommend!

Details: 10 - 13 years old • No formal training • Can't read music • What the teacher recommends • Traditional drum kit • Snare drum • Bass drum • What the teacher recommends • Yes, the student already has drums • 30 minutes • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)

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Jennifer H.
Jan 13, 2021
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My 10 year old son loves taking drum lessons with Greg. We were hesitant of how well this would work via Zoom but the entire experience has been fantastic. He is patient, professional, structured, encouraging and completely motivates my son to want to improve every week. He sends videos of homework to work on during the week and makes it both easy and fun to follow. We would absolutely recommend Greg to anyone interested in taking drum lessons.

Details: 10 - 13 years old • No formal training • Can't read music • Traditional drum kit • What the teacher recommends • Classical • Jazz • Blues • Folk • What the teacher recommends • Yes, the student already has drums • 45 minutes • At the pro’s location • Remotely (phone or internet) • My home, venue, etc.

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Scott R.
Sep 24, 2021
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Greg is an engaging, skilled, and effective teacher. He has inculcated a love of percussion in my 10 year old son after only a few lessons. I could not recommend him more.

Details: 10 - 13 years old • No formal training • Can read sheet music • Understands note durations and rests • Traditional drum kit • Snare drum • What the teacher recommends • Rock • What the teacher recommends • Classical • No, but the student is planning to purchase drums and would like the teacher's advice on it • 30 minutes • Remotely (phone or internet)

Top Pro: Juilliard Alum 🎵Online & NYC Lessons's reply
Thanks for taking the time to write this feedback, Scott! I’m so glad to hear our lessons have been positive and inspiring 😀
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