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Jonathon Tressler<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bachelor Music Arts(L7), Dip Tchg Lrn<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Performer, Teacher and Manager of The Beat Studios<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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With over 30 years of drumming experience,  Jonathon Tressler is a dedicated performer, teacher, and lifelong learner whose passion for music has taken him from pipe bands to orchestral stages and contemporary bands.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Jonathon has dedicated a lifetime to his instruments and to his drum\/percussion students. He has vast experience as a percussion performer and teacher. He began drumming as a teenager in an Invercargill Pipe Band and later with a metal covers band. Jonathon gained his bachelor\u2019s degree at the then CPIT now Ara Jazz School, performing in various jazz and funk bands. Following this he gained a teaching diploma from Christchurch Teacher\u2019s College, which laid the foundation for his educational career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1999 while travelling in the UK Jonathon was introduced to the Drumsense program<\/a> founded by Colin Woolway. Subsequently Jonathon brought the Drumsense Program to New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathon has been teaching drums and percussion in secondary schools around Canterbury for over 25 years. He is part of the Forte Itinerant Music teaching team based at Hagley College Christchurch, employed by the Ministry Of Education. Many of Jonathon\u2019s students<\/strong> have gone on to reach their musical goals due to his dedication and excellence in teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past decade Jonathon has branched into the orchestral scene, achieving his Trinity College ATCL and LTCL qualification in percussion performance. For 7 years he played in the Christchurch Philharmonic Orchestra, becoming principle percussionist. Currently Jonathon has returned to contemporary style music playing originals with, The Kay Duncan Band<\/em> and covers band Sign of the Firebird<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Beat Studios have a proven record of outstanding results in the Trinity College classical\/jazz and Rock and Pop examinations. Jonathon encourages students to use these examinations as goals – stepping stones to excellence in performance of their chosen instrument. The Drumsense Program has remained an excellent teaching programme, and has proven over time to be a pathway for the success of countless students. Many educators have adopted this teaching method, which Jonathon continues to build upon, aligning it with the Trinity College Rock & Pop and Trinity College Classical Jazz syllabus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In recent years Jonathon has developed his skills in orchestral percussion playing with a focus on 4 mallet marimba. He has been refining these skills by playing percussion in a number of brass bands and orchestras around Canterbury. This has enabled him to offer percussion lessons at The Beat Studios with a new purpose built percussion studio being added on beside the current drum studio at the start of 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Performances Across Genres<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Jonathon\u2019s performance career spans a diverse range of styles and ensembles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n