Vineyard has transformed from the old Geneva Steel site into one of Utah's newest and fastest-growing cities on the east shore of Utah Lake, and it's about an eighteen-minute drive to the Culmone Percussion studio. Young Vineyard families are a perfect fit for Ken's studio.
With its lakeside trails, new Megaplex, and Utah Valley University right next door, Vineyard is a community built around young families and fresh starts. Because its schools and music programs are still brand new, a private foundation with Ken gives Vineyard students a real edge as those programs take shape.
Why Vineyard students learn with Ken Culmone
Ken Culmone is a certified professional instructor who has taught drummers and percussionists ages 4 to 74 for more than 30 years, all from his own home studio, where he's the only person who privately teaches each student. His comprehensive program can earn Vineyard students school percussion credits, band participation, solo-competition success, and often college scholarships.
Every lesson is one-on-one and built around his “instruction with a positive influence” philosophy: reading and notation, the 40 rudiments, sticking and pedaling, music theory, melodic improvisation, and playing along to real music. Parents from Vineyard are always welcome to observe from the couch in the studio.