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Ryan Allen's Full Testimonial

I would like to explain a little bit about my history as a music student to help you understand where my interest in music comes from. Most of the credit for my extreme interest in the drums would have to go to my drum teacher Scott Moyer. He has constantly pushed me to experiment, to expand my musical tastes and to learn musical theory to become a complete musician. Scott encouraged me to study guitar after a year and a half of drums lessons. I am very interested in guitar and music theory so I study them often, but it is usually just to improve my ability to apply the drums in a more tasteful way. Understanding another instrument and studying theory has really helped my drumming.

I first met Scott at Amazing Music in the Pacific Palisades, the school where I currently take lessons. It seemed as though every lesson was a new breakthrough. When I started, all of my favorite bands were seventies rock bands. I had no interest in any other kind of music. The more I played, the more different types of music that I began to enjoy. Lately I have taken an interest in jazz and Latin music. Now I study as often as I can the precision and consciousness of time that is taken to a new level with jazz, and I love the Latin beats and fills that are so different from what I studied for so long. Two years ago my school’s music teacher left and I suggested that Scott take the job, and he now teaches me music theory on Tuesday, Guitar and Drums on Thursday and he teaches our school band on Friday. Scott is one of the most influential people in my life; he has truly opened every door to the musical world for me and helped me to realize just how limitless it is.
RYAN ALLEN