CLINICS, PRIVATE LESSONS and MASTER CLASSES
Scott Kettner is a faculty member at The New School University where he teaches private drum set and percussion classes as well as conducts the Brazilian Maracatu Ensemble.  Scott is available for clinics, private lessons and master classes. Scott has conducted master classes at Manhattan School of Music, Oberlin College, NYU, Columbia University, Syracuse University, University of Wisconsin at Madison and many more.

PRIVATE LESSONS
Scott Kettner is now accepting a limited number of serious drumset and/or Brazilian percussion students.

Drumset classes include:
• Jazz styles and technique
• Brazilian Rhythms for drumset (emphasis on northeast rhythms)
• Improvisational techniques
• Sight reading

Brazilian Percussion Classes include:
• Pandeiro (Brazilian tamborine): technique, grooves and styles
• Maracatu Percussion
• Zabumba (bass drum used in Forró)

Students will be encouraged to read music, develop their own voice on their instrument, compose and improvise.

Scott's past students have been accepted to Laguardia Performing Arts High School, Berkley College of Music, CAL Arts and have traveled to Recife, Brazil to further study the traditional rhythms of Maracatu and Forro.