Teaching Resume

EDUCATION/TRAINING

– SUNY Potsdam Crane School of Music (1973)
– Nassau Community College (1974)
– Howie Mann- General Studies (1974)
– Al Miller- General Studies (1975)
– Sol Goodman- Classical Percussion (1975)
– Miguel Diaz- Afro Cuban Drumming (1975)
– Drummers Collective- Hank Jaremello- Studio Drumming and Drum Chart Interpretation (1976)
– Mike Lauren- Playing in Odd Time Signatures
– Micheal Spiro- Conga Drumming
– Jack DeJonnette & Bob Moses Workshop- Advanced Jazz Drumming & 4 Way Independence Studies (1978)
– Charles Persip- Jazz Studies (1979)
– Andrew Cyrille- Avant Garde Jazz Studies (1980)
– Sonny Igoe- Drum Chart Interpretation & Broadway Show Drumming (1982)
– Boys Harbor- Bobby Sanabria- Afro Cuban Drumming
– Igancio Berroa- Latin Percussion (1983)
– Frank Malabe- Afro Cuban Rhythms Applied to Drum Set (1985)
– Bob Weiner- Brazilian Hand Percussion and South American Rhythms (1985)
– Duduka Da Fonseca- Brazilian Rhythms Applied to Drum Set (1985)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

KenDrum Music

Private Teaching Practice since 1987, Port Washington, NY

– Areas of Study: Rudiments, Reading, Military, Classical, Rock, Jazz, Funk, Chop Building, Four Way Independence, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Sightreading, Drum Chart Interpretation
– Special attention given to NYSSMA and School Ensemble Work.

JAZZ PERFORMANCE CLINICS

Herricks + Mineola + Brentwood + West Babylon + Lindenhurst + Port Washington + Uniondale

DRUM BOOKS WRITTEN BY KEN HASSLER

– Beginner to Intermediate Jazz Drumming

– Beginner to Intermediate Rock Drumming
– Declaration of Rudimental Independence
– Ten Play Along Pop Charts
– Sightreading for Drummies