Current Teaching Wokshops and Clinics Posts
2002 - Present
Contract Faculty - York University Music Program
+ Course director/creator/instructor, third year Rhythm Studies.
+ Course director for levels 1-4 Cuban Drumming course.
+ Teaching private lessons (drum set)
+ Teaching workshops.
 
1998 - Present
 
Partial Load Instructor - Mohawk College of the Applied Arts
 
+ Since 1998, teaching private lessons (drum set).
+ Teaching workshops.
 
2003
 
Instructor/Performer -National Music Camp of Canada
 
+ During an eight-day session, taught group lessons, jazz history class, as well as played concerts with faculty as well as the classical faculty's symphony orchestra.
 
1989 - 1997
 
Faculty Assistant - Inter-Provincial Jazz Camp (led by Phil Nimmons)
 
+ Assisted and taught drum master classes and ensemble workshops.
+ Performed in daily and nightly concerts with featured guests and faculty members.

1987 - 1993
 

Private Drum and Theory Instructor - Payne's Music & Pongetti Music
 
+ Taught theory and drums to students at all levels in preparation for college study.
Clinician
1994 - Present
 

+ performed clinics and facilitating student discussions on an on-going basis.
+ Peking University China
+ Beijing, China
+ Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
+ Sound Lounge, Seymour Theatre Centre, Sydney
 Australia
+ Universidad National, Bogota, Colombia, D.C.
+ Meet the Artist Series/WGMC radio, Rochester N.Y.
+ Royal Academy of Music of London, United Kingdom
+ Leeds College of Music, United Kingdom
+ Sheffield University, United Kingdom
+ St. Francis Xavier University Antogonish, Nova Scotia
+ Acadia University Wolfville, Nova Scotia
+ Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton, Alberta
+ Western Canada High School Calgary, Alberta
+ University of Regina, Saskatchewan
+ University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
+ University of Brandon, Manitoba
+ Vincent Massey School, Brandon, Manitoba
+ Le Centre Culturel Franco Manitobain, Winnipeg

+ Malaspina University, Nanaimo BC
+ Capilano College, North Vancouver, B.C.
+ University of PEI, Charlottetown PEI
+ Mt. Allison University, Sackville NB
+ University of Moncton, Moncton NB
+ Markham District School Board Schools, ON
+ Sonor Drum Clinic, Living Arts Center, Toronto ON
+ Loyalist College, ON
+ University of Toronto, Faculty of Music
 
Education
2010
 
York University, Ph.D. degree program.
 
2008
 
York University, Master of Arts degree. RHYTHM: A SPECULATIVE AND PRACITCALINVESTIGATION
 
1997
 
Lake Placid Institute, Jazz Improvisation summer workshop seminar led by Bob Brookmeyer & Jim McNeely. Studied and played with Bob Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider, Dick Oats, Bill Evans, Jim McNeely, Gary Peacock and Peter Erskine.
 
1996
 
University of Toronto, Bachelors degree in Jazz Performance
 
1992
 
Banff Center for the Fine Arts, summer workshop led by Hugh Fraser. Studied and played with Kenny Wheeler, Reggie Workman, Keith Copeland, Don Thompson, Mick Goodrich, Robin Eubanks, Abraham Adzinia and Anthony Braxton among others.
 
1990
 
Mohawk College for the Applied Arts, College diploma in Jazz Performance.
 
Private Instruction (DRUM SET)
 
Peter Erskine; Joey Barron; Keith Copeland; Kenwood Dennard; Joel Rosenblatt; Jim Blackley; Barry Elmes; Bob Mclaren; Veto Rezza; Kevin Dempsey; John Cheesman; Ernie Porthouse; Jean-Norman Iedelucca/classical percussion; Frank Falco/piano and theory.
 
World music tradition instructors
 
Trichy Sankaran/South Indian rhythm and frame drums; Ravi Naimpaly/tabla & North Indian rhythm; Memo Acevado/Cuban, Brazilian percussion; Abraham Adzinia/African percussion; Alan Hetherington/Brazilian percussion.