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Percussion Lessons at White House of Music

White House of Music is your one-stop shop for drum and percussion lessons! With private lessons offered across our four store locations in the Milwaukee and Madison metropolitan areas (Waukesha, Watertown, West Bend, and Brookfield), we have experienced percussion teachers on staff for students of all ages!

Why Choose White House of Music?

  • Knowledgable Teachers
  • Individual Lesson Rooms
  • Unique Lesson Plans
  • Four Lesson Locations
  • Percussion Instruments
  • Accessories, Sticks, and Mallets
  • Lessons for Beginner and 
Advancing Students

Instruments Taught

  • Xylophone (Bells)
  • Snare Drum
  • Timpani
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Bass Drum
  • Tambourine
  • Marimba
  • Bongo Drum
  • Bell
  • Gong
  • Conga
  • Woodblock
  • Hi-Hat
  • Triangle
  • Djembe
  • Cajón

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Drum and Percussion Accessories

White House of Music has an excellent selection of percussion accessories from Remo, Vic Firth, Gibralter, Pearl, and LP (Latin Percussion). Looking for sheet music, sticks, mallets, and music stands? If you need help finding accessories for your percussion instruments, we have you covered!
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Classroom Locations Across Southeast Wisconsin

White House of Music Percussion Teachers

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Jeff Kuliga

Position: Lesson Instructor
Categories: Drums & Percussion
Location: Waukesha

Instruments Taught: Drums and Percussion

Location: Waukesha

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Jeff Kuliga

Lesson Instructor

Instruments Taught: Drums and Percussion Location: Waukesha

Jeffrey Hammen, Lesson Instructor

Jeffrey Hammen

Position: Lesson Instructor
Categories: Drums & Percussion, Electric Bass Teachers, Guitar Teachers
Location: West Bend
Instrument(s) Taught:      Guitar, Bass, Drums
Location:      West Bend
I am most comfortable with this age group:     Any
Teaching Experience:

1998-2003 – G.W.Music 2003-present – White house of music 2007-present – UW Washington Co. (professor of guitar studies classical, jazz)

Styles Taught:

All

Methods Taught:

Hal Leonard, Berklee College Press, Benward, Latarski, Mel Bay, Faber, etc.

Jeffrey Hammen, Lesson Instructor

Jeffrey Hammen

Lesson Instructor

Instrument(s) Taught:      Guitar, Bass, Drums Location:     ...

Nate Bjorge, Lesson Instructor

Nate Bjorge

Position: Lesson Instructor
Categories: Drums & Percussion, Electric Bass Teachers, Guitar Teachers, Piano Teachers, Voice Teachers
Location: Brookfield
Instrument(s) Taught:     Voice, Drums and Percussion, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Location:      Brookfield
Music Education:

Bachelors in Commercial Music from Greenville University

Nate Bjorge, Lesson Instructor

Nate Bjorge

Lesson Instructor

Instrument(s) Taught:     Voice, Drums and Percussion, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards...

Paul Newlin, Lesson Instructor

Paul Newlin

Position: Lesson Instructor
Categories: Drums & Percussion
Location: Brookfield
Instrument(s) Taught:      Percussion, Drums
I am most comfortable with this age group:     Grades 5-12
Preferred Virtual Platform:      Skype
Bio

I started playing drums at 10. Began doing session work and playing drums at church after high school. I started teaching privately in 2010. Decided to pursue music as a career, so I attended college for percussion performance in 2011. Started teaching at White House of Music in 2017.

Music Education:

UW-Milwaukee, Percussion Performance (2011-2013)

Teaching Experience:

13 years of private teaching 6 years teaching at White House of Music

Styles Taught:

Concert band, orchestral, marching, rock, blues, funk, jazz, latin, metal, etc.

Methods Taught:

Essential Elements Hal Leonard Drum Set Method 1 & 2 Primary Handbook Stick Control Traditions of Excellence (a few of the common ones I’ve used)

Paul Newlin, Lesson Instructor

Paul Newlin

Lesson Instructor

Instrument(s) Taught:      Percussion, Drums I am most comfortable...

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Anonymous

“Extremely knowledgeable! I have been a customer of WHM for more than 25 years. The service has always been exceptional and the employees know their stuff. These guys are clearly passionate about music and helping others explore and enjoy it. Additionally I find the prices to be comparable with anywhere in the area or online. Keep it up White House!”

Elisa B.

“Rented violins while my daughter was still growing from them before buying (a full sized violin). Great experience all around! Thank you to John helping her to select her new beautiful instrument.”

Kimberly Q.

“We stopped in the store on 3/20/17 to check out ukuleles for our daughter’s birthday. Mike showed us the instruments and all of their features and proceeded to play “Happy Birthday” to our daughter Ella. Mike was very helpful and made our experience at your store a very positive one so much so that we purchased a new Ukulele for Ella’s Birthday. She looks forward to showing Mike what she can play at his monthly class.”

Ben K.

“John in the string shoppe helped my wife fall in love with a new viola that she is delighted with. The whole experience was magical in her words. Customer service at its best!”

Shiv D.

“Being an adult, it was not easy for me to learn Piano, until I met my first Piano teacher Angela at White House of Music in Waukesha. I would never forget that experience. “

Anonymous

“Extremely knowledgeable! I have been a customer of WHM for more than 25 years. The service has always been exceptional and the employees know their stuff. These guys are clearly passionate about music and helping others explore and enjoy it. Additionally I find the prices to be comparable with anywhere in the area or online. Keep it up White House!”

Elisa B.

“Rented violins while my daughter was still growing from them before buying (a full sized violin). Great experience all around! Thank you to John helping her to select her new beautiful instrument.”

Kimberly Q.

“We stopped in the store on 3/20/17 to check out ukuleles for our daughter’s birthday. Mike showed us the instruments and all of their features and proceeded to play “Happy Birthday” to our daughter Ella. Mike was very helpful and made our experience at your store a very positive one so much so that we purchased a new Ukulele for Ella’s Birthday. She looks forward to showing Mike what she can play at his monthly class.”

Ben K.

“John in the string shoppe helped my wife fall in love with a new viola that she is delighted with. The whole experience was magical in her words. Customer service at its best!”

Shiv D.

“Being an adult, it was not easy for me to learn Piano, until I met my first Piano teacher Angela at White House of Music in Waukesha. I would never forget that experience. “

Anonymous

“Extremely knowledgeable! I have been a customer of WHM for more than 25 years. The service has always been exceptional and the employees know their stuff. These guys are clearly passionate about music and helping others explore and enjoy it. Additionally I find the prices to be comparable with anywhere in the area or online. Keep it up White House!”