Born in Texas, Ed grew up in Des Moines, started playing drums in 1967, playing professionally in dance bands at age 19 and has been a working musician ever since. He began teaching drums professionally in the mid 90s and has been teaching at A Sharp Music since 1998. He has taught at several music stores, drum shops, high schools and middle schools in the area.

Ed's Emphasis is on rudimental development as applied to snare drum and drum set. Students can develop a basic understanding of all styles including rock, jazz & bebop, blues, funk, latin, learn reading skills, groove lock, and improvisation skills. Advanced students will learn several approaches to 4-way independent coordination as well as linear coordination techniques.

You can checkout Ed's bands and interests here.
Please contact us if you would like to schedule lessons with Ed.