Rupps Drums School and Lessons:

Rupp's Drum School is dedicated to providing superior drum instruction in a fun and professional environment while maintaining a one on one relationship between teacher and student!

Rupp's Drum School Information:

Lessons will be custom tailored to the specific student.
All lessons are private and held in a one-on-one teaching environment.
Lessons available for the beginner to the advanced student.
Rupp's uses state of the art Roland electronic drums allowing students to hear the drums as they should be heard while playing. We do not teach on "drum pads."
Snare drum methods and rudiments will be taught to provide a basis for drum set performance.
Hand drum lessons are available for students who wish to learn to play congas, bongos, djembe, or similar instruments.
Keyboard, mallets and bell set instruction.
Flexible scheduling Monday through Saturday.
Free lesson available to first time students!
Lesson length is either 30 or 60 minutes 4 times a month.
The price for lessons is $99.99 per month for 30 minute lessons and $175.00 for hour long sessions.
Recommended Student Supplies: Metronome, Lesson Book, and Drumsticks. All supplies are available at Rupp's Drums.

Rupp's Drum School Goals:

Rupp's Drum School teachers set goals for each individual student. Some goals will be shared by all students and others are individual. The main goal is to make learning the drums a fun experience.

To instruct each student how to "Read" music for Snare Drum, Drum Set, and Keyboard. This will be an excellent tool to excel in school programs as well as any future music endeavors.
To teach students to "Groove" in various styles of music such as Rock, Punk, Alternative, Jazz, Latin, and Pop.
To teach the development of proper technique that will increase speed, stamina, and health. We teach the Moeller method of hand/stick technique that will greatly increase stick control and speed.
To teach the student how to play the drums along with their favorite music. Students will be able to develop critical listening skills.
To teach each student rudimental technique that will allow them to excel in performance and composition.
To teach composition and creativity to all students. Students will learn how to use their knowledge to create beats and fills to fit the music.
To teach the student proper drum tuning technique.

Rupp's Drum School Teachers:

David Petry:

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Received a Bachelors of Science (B.S.) degree in music education in 1999 from Ball State University. He moved to Denver in 1999 and received a Masters of Music (M.M.) from the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver in 2001. David has been teaching since 1994 and has been playing percussion instruments professionally since the age of 16.

David has performed throughout the United States and Europe. In 1997, David performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland. Recently, David has been teaching, recording percussion and drum set for sound tracks and audio recordings, and performing in Colorado and New York City.
David has performed with Chris Wood (MMW), Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, Eric McFadden, Cecil "P-Nut" Daniels, Israel Vibrations, Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Johnston (Yonder Mountain String Band), Fareed Hague, Eric Gunnison, Pat Bianchi, Jarad Astin, Ben Senterfit, and many others.

Devon Rogers:

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Started playing drums in elementary school and performed with bands in junior high school. Upon moving to Colorado, he continued his musical education at MDS (The Metro Drum School) with Gary LeFrancois. He is competent in the Bass and Electric Guitar giving him a greater understanding of song construction and instrumentation. He also attended the University of Colorado at Denver for Audio Engineering learning the techniques of Studio Recording and Live Sound Engineering.
He started teaching at The Metro Drum School and is currently teaching at Rupp's Drum School.
Devon has also performed through out the US and Europe with several bands including Quadramess (Westword's Best of 06 Supergroup), and Kingdom of Magic (Westword's Best of 07, Best live band). He also continues to do live sound engineering in several Denver live music venues.