Yousef Shami Music

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Yousef was a relatively late bloomer as a musician, but upon picking up the drums in High School, it became apparent that it would become more than a hobby– but a calling. As Yousef continued playing out in university and beyond, their aggressive, but tasteful approach to drums became well-known in the DC rock scene. Yousef is recognized for unique approaches to odd-time and displaced grooves, as well as genre-bending and challenging musical norms. 

Scaffolded by a Civil Engineering degree and as an educator in the public school system, Yousef now lives in the heart of Tacoma WA, pursuing the dream of teaching drums and continuing to be involved in multiple facets of the music scene on a daily basis.

The core belief behind Yousef’s lessons is that they absolutely must be student-centered and adaptive. Every student has a completely different background and learning style. It’s important to Yousef to teach drums in a way that feels natural to the student by taking into account their interests. Yousef is especially perceptive when it comes to tackling personalized problems with different students. Yousef has worked with students from ages 4 to 67 with learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, and students whose first language is not English.

As any beginner will tell you, starting out can be a challenge, and Yousef wants to make this start as comfortable as possible. It’s important to use an interactive and entertaining approach in order to encourage students to seek out drums as a means to cultivate wonder, excitement, and pleasure from learning about music as a whole. Music is a universal language, and as such, it has no age or ability requirements! Yousef wants to accommodate all of your musical needs to empower you to enjoy music in any way that you desire.