Hermes Burgos
Director, hand percussion
Hermes teaches congas, bongos and hand percussion, and leads the Saturday circle. He teaches in English and Spanish, and starts every new student on the clave.
Our teachers
Four teachers
Each teacher takes new students on a trial lesson and teaches a few days a week.
Aiman Khamis
Drumline and drum kit
Aiman marched in a high school drumline and now teaches snare, tenors and the kit. He runs the Tuesday and Thursday line and its sectionals.
Grover Beaty
Mallets and steel pan
Grover has taught marimba, vibraphone and steel pan for many years and leads the front ensemble, the players who sit in front of the line.
Sookhee Chiang
Rhythm reading, adult beginners
Sookhee teaches students to read a drum part and count it aloud, and she teaches the Wednesday class for adults who are starting out.
Languages
Spoken in lessons
English
All four teachers
Spanish
Hermes, with students and families
Meet your teacher at a trial lesson
Tell us what you want to play, and we will match you with the teacher who plays it.