Stanford Root

Schedule

Stanford Root

Schedule

MUSIC 177A

Drum Set Lessons

UNITS:1-3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-CE

Contact instructor to set up meeting prior to enrollment. Lessons geared toward the student's desires and needs. Skills and topics: drumset technique, coordination, reading and a study various styles including, Jazz, Rock, R&B, Blues, Latin and Brazilian music. Texts may include: Syncopation by Ted Reed, Modern Reading Text in 4/4 by Louis Bellson, A Funky Primer by Charles Dowd, Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer by Jim Chapin, and others. Students will also use material created by David for his classes "Around the World on a Drumset" and "Chart Reading Demystified." Lessons are designed to be fun and challenging. Students will play along with recordings and are encouraged to bring in recordings of music that they enjoy. May be repeated for credit a total of MUSIC 15 times. Admission by audition only. There is a fee for this class. Visit https://music.stanford.edu/Academics/LessonSignups.html for class fees and audition information. All participants must enroll. Zero unit enrollment option available with instructor permission: https://music.stanford.edu/play/practice-play/zero-unit-enrollment-policy.

Syllabus for selected term:
View Autumn 2026 Syllabus

Sections

3 Terms
Practicum 1Open
ID: 6888
0 / 5 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Rokeach, David
units

MUSIC 177A: Drum Set Lessons

1-3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-CE

Contact instructor to set up meeting prior to enrollment. Lessons geared toward the student's desires and needs. Skills and topics: drumset technique, coordination, reading and a study various styles including, Jazz, Rock, R&B, Blues, Latin and Brazilian music. Texts may include: Syncopation by Ted Reed, Modern Reading Text in 4/4 by Louis Bellson, A Funky Primer by Charles Dowd, Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer by Jim Chapin, and others. Students will also use material created by David for his classes "Around the World on a Drumset" and "Chart Reading Demystified." Lessons are designed to be fun and challenging. Students will play along with recordings and are encouraged to bring in recordings of music that they enjoy. May be repeated for credit a total of 15 times. Admission by audition only. There is a fee for this class. Visit https://music.stanford.edu/Academics/LessonSignups.html for class fees and audition information. All participants must enroll. Zero unit enrollment option available with instructor permission: https://music.stanford.edu/play/practice-play/zero-unit-enrollment-policy.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Practicum — TBA TBA — Rokeach, David (Undergrad)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Practicum — TBA TBA — Rokeach, David (Undergrad)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Practicum — TBA TBA — Rokeach, David (Undergrad)

More MUSIC courses

  • MUSIC 176A: French Horn
  • MUSIC 176B: Trumpet
  • MUSIC 176C: Trombone
  • MUSIC 176D: Tuba
  • MUSIC 176E: Jazz Trumpet
  • MUSIC 177: Percussion
  • MUSIC 179Z: Applied Music Private Lessons
  • MUSIC 181: Jazz Combos
  • MUSIC 181Z: Jazz Combos
  • MUSIC 182: Diction for Singers
  • MUSIC 183A: German Art Song Interpretation
  • MUSIC 183AZ: German Art Song Interpretation

All MUSIC courses · All departments