 Vance Nurkala teaches drum lessons. Vance is a seasoned performer, studio musician and teacher. Vance studied many years with Wayne Oien, who is the best snare drummer in the world. Oien says that Vance's book on drum rudiments is the best there is. Vance Nurkala has been a drummer and percussionist for over 28 years and a drum teacher for over 20 years, performing in a wide variety of musical styles. He has taught drum lessons in public schools and has recently begun teaching lessons here at the Metropolitan Academy of Music in Mercer Island, WA. In his youth, Vance performed in marching bands, jazz bands, concert bands and percussion ensembles. He moved to Seattle in 1993, and has been drumming in the local Seattle music scene with Crybaby, Chill Factor, Stranger By The Minute, iCandi, Idol Eyez., and ML3.
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