Zach Field Drum Studios

Specialties

Private Lessons: Each of our lessons are catered to the individual student as we understand that everyone learns differently.

We cover rudiments, orchestral percussion, latin, jazz, funk and rock studies of all levels and whatever the student may be interested in learning. We make sure that all of our students are able to read music and learn whatever is needed to be the best drummer they can be.

Percussion Ensembles:

Our percussion ensembles meet once a week for rehearsal at the studio. We currently have group ensembles for student 5yrs-​adult. All ensembles learn how to play steel drums as well as work on pieces that involve hand drums, hand held percussion instruments and also «found objects» such as buckets and car break drums.

Toddler Class: ages 3 – 4

Next session starts the week of January 2^nd, 2012.

Class days and times:

Mondays: 9:00am

Fridays:12:30pm

Please contact studio for more info and toe sign up!

History

Established in 1999.

Zach Field Drum Studios was started in 1999 in West Newbury, MA. After many years of giving lessons in West Newbury, the studio grew to capacity and needed more space and more instructors. In March of 2008, Zach Field Drum Studios moved to the Newburyport location where there was more space for the studio to grow.

The studio has four drumset rooms and an ensemble room. Each drumset room is equipped with two complete drumsets, one for the teacher and one for the student. The drum rooms have computers in them that enables the teachers to access the music program, Rhapsody. Rhapsody is a web-​based program that allows the teachers to access millions of artists and songs, instantly, www​.rhap​sody​.com. The rooms are also equipped with an isolation headphone system that allows the teacher and the student to play along with songs and still hear the music over the volume of the drums.

Lessons at ZFDS consists of a well rounded education covering rudiments, snare drum pieces, reading exercises,

Meet the Business Owner

Zach F.

Business Owner

Owner and instructor graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Lowell with a bachelors degree in music performance. Aside from teaching and managing ZFDS, Zach was the percussion director throughout the Pentucket Regional School District for 12 years where he started the percussion program in 1999 and had over 150 students in the program. He also taught at Salem State College and is a guest lecturer at UMass Lowell. When Zach is not teaching, he is very active performing with many different music groups. He has played in many orchestral settings including Lowell Summer Concert Band, Metropolitan Wind Symphony, Lawrence Choral Arts Society, Landmark Chorus and Symphony, Wellesley Symphony, Salem Philharmonic, Symphony By The Sea. Along with performing for theaters, he has also played with multiple smaller groups, the Mill City Ramblers, Bangalore, Mari Rosa, Kate Redgate, Jesse Ciarmataro, The Molenes, Jon Nolan, Roll and Tumble to name a few. Zach has multiple recording credits