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Meet Lindsay Artkop!
Pro Drummer & Music Educator
Hello! My name is Lindsay, and I would love to help you reach your full drumming potential. I offer engaging drum lessons that will give you proper skills and technique while also having fun. We do this by learning and then applying drumming techniques to real music you enjoy playing. I have experience teaching complete beginners through professional drummers, ages children through adults. Every drummer has different aspirations, that's why my lessons are highly individualized and custom molded to your goals. Beginner drummers start with learning things like basic drum set technique, rudiments, rhythms, music notation reading and writing, beats, grooves, fills and songs. Intermediate and advanced drummers might be interested in expanding their vocabulary, applying rudiments to the drum set, increasing creativity, strengthening their weak hand, bass drum foot technique, and optimizing practice time for the fastest and most effective results, for example.
I'm a full time professional musician living in Los Angeles, California. I perform, gig, record and teach here. I earned my B.A in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music, with concentrations in Drum Set Performance and Music Business. In 2015 I won the international Hit Like a Girl contest. I travel around the world giving Drum Set Clinics to universities and music institutions. I'm honored to endorse the world's top drum companies, including Zildjian, Evans, Mapex and Vic Firth. I've been fortunate enough to study with some of the world's best drummers, including Dave Dicenso, Ralph Peterson, Bernard Purdie and Terri Lyne Carrington. These are some of the experiences that have shaped my musicianship. I feel it's my pleasure as well as responsibility to pass on knowledge and information to help others grow and succeed in their drumming journey.
- Professional Live and Studio Drummer/Musician
- 2015 Hit Like A Girl Champion
- Bachelor of Arts in Professional Music, Berklee College of Music
- Drum Set Educator & Clinician, featured at 9 Beats China Drum Clinic Tour, PASIC, NYU's Percussion Festival, The Collective and many more
- Drum Tech Writer for TomTom Magazine
- Endorsed Artist for Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks, Mapex Drums, Evans Drumheads, Drumtacs, Sweet Spot Clutches, Cympad, and Switch Kick
- Has studied with some of the world's best drummers, including Bob Gullotti (Phish), Bernard Purdie (Aretha Franklin, James Brown) Dave Dicenso (Josh Groban), Ralph Peterson, (Jazz Master) Kim Plainfield, (Pro Drummer/Educator) Henrique De Almeida, (Pro Drummer/Educator) Tony "Thunder" Smith, (Lou Reed) Jon Hazilla, (Pro Drummer/Educator) and Terri Lyne Carrington (Herbie Hancock).
- Music Composer, Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, and Band Leader
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What Lindsay's Students Are Saying...
"Lindsay is a fantastic teacher and has expanded my understanding of drumming infinitely. She has introduced me concepts, practice routines and ways of interpreting music that have totally challenged and changed my approach to drumming and finding creative expression through it. As a working drummer and drum teacher myself, one the things I enjoy most about Lindsay is her passion for the art. It reminds me to fall in love with drumming again when it all starts to feel too much like work."
Craig Norford
London, England
"Lindsay inspired me when I was feeling down on myself and thought about giving up and quitting. She gave me a different way on looking about drumming and music and it's encouraged me. Before, I felt like I wasn't improving. Now, when I go back and listen to my old recordings, I really see how far I have developed myself and how much I have grown in a short time. I used to only be able to play rock and metal music. Now I can play some Jazz, Funk and Latin music."
Andrew R.
California, U.S.A
"I follow Lindsay on Instagram, and have been learning drums with her ever since she posted that she teaches lessons. I learned a lot of cool stuff with her like linear grooves and fills, concepts and how to have better groove and timing. She shares a lot of information and makes you actually want to practice. If you really want to be a better drummer, do lessons with Lindsay! You can't imagine how fast that you improved!"
Jiaqi Wang
Dalian, China
"My love for the drums came as a teenager. I was self taught for a few years, enjoying playing, but not making measurable progress. Once I found out that Lindsay was offering drum lessons, I could not pass that up! So far she's taught me how to read music, play rudiments, grooves and fills. She is by far the best teacher ever! I never knew learning drums could be so much fun. She truly knows her stuff and she is amazing at what she does!"
Jimmy Fanizzi
New Jersey, U.S.A
Lindsay is the consummate drummer, musician and teacher. Her Berklee pedigree is evident with a disciplined approach to finding your weak spots and getting them up to speed. Additionally she's a very quick study when it comes to transcriptions and for the first time ever I learned how to listen in such a way that I can now do my own transcriptions. I'm a lifelong player and she's opened my mind to a different way of thinking about the kit. I have no doubt she would be just as inspiring for beginning drummers. I give her my full recommendation.
Lindsay is my second formal drum teacher and we've been working together for a few months now. I'm absolutely amazed how effective her teaching methods are and how quickly I'm improving. It really does make a huge difference to study with someone who is passionate about teaching! Not only does she have great chops herself, she can explain to a learner HOW to make fine corrections in technique. She also has a vast library of grooves, fills, and learning material, much of which she created herself. She is very flexible with lesson times, often meeting with me later in the evening. Highly recommend!
I had the privilege of receiving my first ever drum lesson from Lindsay. She is an incredible, incredible instructor who is patient and professional. I can't believe how much I learned in just one hour. I have been playing drums for 7 years and in that one hour, I realized how much there is that I had been missing out on. There are music teachers who just do their job, and then there is Lindsay who makes me appreciate the world of drumming more than I have been already, as she treats drumming as not just something to do for fun, but as an art. I hope I have the pleasure of meeting her in person one day. Everyone should learn from Lindsay!
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Please contact Lindsay to set up a time to discuss what drum lesson plan is best for you. The most popular and by far most effective drum lesson schedule is weekly one hour sessions. Half hour weekly lessons and single one hour lessons are also available upon request. Pricing, discounted rates for weekly students, attendance and cancellation policies and other drum lesson details are sent once contact has been initiated.
Make sure you have a Computer, Laptop, Tablet, or Phone with a webcam. Install the Skype application and create an account before the lesson. Must be at least age 8 and up. Beginner, intermediate and advanced students are welcome to apply.
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