Drum Chicago currently offers private drum set and world percussion instruction to all ages and levels

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Drum Chicago currently offers private drum set and world percussion instruction to all ages and levels, kids summer and winter break Drum Camps and ‘Future of Rock’ band coaching at our Logan Square studio. Drum Chicago also offers group drumming classes for the real little ones at various locations throughout the city as well as outreach programs and workshop in schools. We can help you build a program or come in to teach a world music or drumming class that ties in to other lesson plans.

INTRODUCING

Future of Rock Summer Camp

Marshall teams up with longtime friend and bandmate Chris Gangi for a week long summer Rock camp where students will write, record and film a music video in one week.

Check out the music videos of original tunes that were written, recorded and filmed during a one week summer camp session.

For more information, including a sample of our daily schedule, please email or call

Private Drum
Lessons

Teen Rock
Band

Percussionist
for Hire

Private lessons at Drum Chicago are fun while also placing an emphasis on the fundamentals: learning the rudiments, how to read music and learning about a wide variety of music genres. Students can begin each lesson by spinning the wheel where they can land on anything ranging from 'Drum Torture' to 'Try a New Instrument'.

Marshall Greenhouse brings over 25 years of teaching experience on drumset, hand percussion, concert percussion and music theory. He has been on staff at the Old Town School of Folk Music since 1999 and has worked with the Lincoln Elementary band program since 2002. Drum Chicago formed shortly after Marshall moved into his house in Logan Square and turned the basement of his house into a music studio.

For more information on private lessons, including scheduling please email:
[email protected]

Marshall and partner Chris Gangi have been coaching teen rock bands and running Future of Rock Camps for the past 20 years. They place an emphasis on letting the kids run their own group and teaching all aspects of the music industry from how to write original music to booking their own paying gigs.

2025 Future of Rock Summer Camps

Session 1 June 23-27

Session 2 July 7-11

Open to: 7th-10 graders with past music experience

Time: 10am-3pm

Cost: $350 for the week

Email for more info

We are also looking to run a High School session that will mix writing, jamming and field trips. Last year we had a great group who got to visit a soundcheck at Schubas, tour the Shure offices and leave with great giftbags and learned a set of music that they performed at Shoe Fest, a major music about an hour from Chicago.

For more information on our monthly jam or to sign up for summer camp, please email:
[email protected]

I graduated from the Northwestern School of Music in 1998 and has not stopped learning ever since continually learning new instruments, rhythms and techniques. I can read charts and create my own. I love to do everything and anything music. For example, I regularly add percussion for Shabbat services at synagogues throughout the Chicago area and have a monthly gig DJing psychedelic music from around the world. I have been hired to add sound effects for a magic show and have improvised live music simultaneously with light design and dance. I lost track of how many sets of classic rock covers years back and am often asked to add dub effects with jazz and worldbeat acts.

To book Marshall either as a percussionist or to DJ an event, please email:
[email protected]

Instructors

Greenhouse has taught drumset, Little Drummers and Kid's Piano classes at Old Town School of Folk Music, works as Assistant Band Director at Lincoln Elementary.

Drum Chicago is thrilled to welcome Ryan W. Tedder who will be taking over the studio on Thursdays.
Please email for more info or to setup a lesson time.

Ryan W. Tedder is a 2x Grammy-nominated music educator and professional
multi-instrumentalist/producer/arranger living in Chicago, IL. With over 22 years of experience, Ryan has performed with renowned jazz and rock legends such as Tim Ries (Saxophonist for The Rolling Stones), Tony Allen (Fela Kuti), and Jellybean Johnson (Mint Condition, Morris Day and the Time), among others.

Ryan teaches a range of instruments and techniques, including saxophone, flute, clarinet, piano, guitar, drums/percussion, trumpet and professional music production/arrangement. His teaching philosophy centers on the belief that music is both enjoyable and enriching, enhancing cognitive functions while fostering emotional expression and social development. Ryan’s goal is to inspire students, helping them build technical skills while nurturing a love for music.

With a customized approach to each student's learning style, Ryan creates an engaging and supportive environment for students of all ages and experience levels. Whether through methodical techniques, fun games, or a mix of both, his lessons make each step in the musical journey a rewarding and enjoyable experience.

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