Dylan M. offers Drum Lessons and Percussion Lessons
Tutor in Jenkintown, PA 19046
Jenkintown, PA 19046
NOT ENROLLING
Price starts at: $30
Subjects: Drum, Percussion
Dylan Mandel is a musician and producer based in Philadelphia. He has made national television appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, MTV Campus Invasion Music Festival and MTV Dean’s List, sharing the stage with Wyclef Jean, Kelly Clarkson, Portugal. The Man, Amy Schumer and others. In addition to his passion for percussion, Dylan is also a dual-licensed speech-language pathologist with certifications in Teacher of Students with Speech-Language Disabilities (TSSLD) and Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) LOUD.
Dylan received his Master of Science from CUNY Hunter College in Speech-Language Pathology and Bachelor of Arts from CUNY Brooklyn College with a double major in Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology and Linguistics. Dylan also studied Music Performance and Education at the University of Anchorage, Alaska, and Jazz Combo Studies at the Seattle Drum School. Across his academics, Dylan has garnered a variety of skills including music therapy rehabilitation, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and auditory-verbal therapy for newly activated cochlear implant users.
Dylan is an avid researcher. His most recent work, “The Added Value of Musical Training on Linguistic Syntax Processing” was presented with acclaim at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association convention in Orlando, FL in November, 2019, as well as the Cognitively Based Music Informatics Research seminar at the Tow Center for the Performing Arts in Brooklyn, NY in August, 2019. This research provided objective evidence of the implicit benefit of musical training on a mechanistic level and argued for an improvement in quality and quantity of music training across the lifespan.
Dylan’s philanthropic interests are also notable. He has volunteered as an engineering teacher for incoming freshman at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, contributed as a drum instructor/writer for Takelessons.com, and has been an invited performer/speaker at Power Chord Academy Music Camp for Kids.
Dylan has advertised for Gretsch, Yamaha and Sabian, of which he endorses.
- Lesson Details *
“Be a musician, not a drummer.” I will never forget this advice Jojo Mayer gave me years ago. Anybody can teach you slick rock beats and pocket grooves, but learning how to APPROACH the kit under will take you so much further in your musical career. My teaching style is paced and relaxed. We play. We listen. We have fun!
- Studio Equipment *
Gretsch Renown Maple kit, Gretsch Catalina Jazz Mahogany kit, Assortment of Sabian and Zildjian cymbals, along with many auxiliary percussive and melodic toys.
- Child Ages:
- 3 weeks - 17 years
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EDUCATION
Date: January 15, 2015 – May 15, 2017
School: Brooklyn College – CUNY
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, double major: Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science, and, Linguistics, summa cum laude
Date: January 15, 2017 – May 15, 2019
School: School of Health Professions, Hunter College – CUNY
Degree: Master of Science, Speech-Language Pathology, magna cum laude
EXPERIENCE
Date: September 15, 2012
Organization: New York University
Title: Percussion Engineer
Description: ● Responsible for cleaning, tuning, maintenance, and set up of Clive Davis Department’s in-house DW drum kit to the utmost of NYU’s professional standards.
Date: January 15, 2007 – August 15, 2011
Organization: The Lives of Famous Men Inc.
Title: Marketing/Events Manager/Percussion
Description: ● Planned strategic PR campaigns which resulted in features in Spin Magazine, Alternative Press Magazine, and several weekly newspapers and online publications
● Organized many national tours and coordinated artists, artist managers, promoters, and venue managers
● Negotiated live performance contracts
● Composed, orchestrated, and performed original music on four released albums
● Collaborated with major producers including James Paul Wisner, Paul Kolderie, and Casey Bates
● Directed ensemble through 291 performances and 7 tours in 49 states
Date: August 15, 2003 – September 15, 2011
Organization: Best Buy Inc.
Title: Music Department Supervisor, Percussion Education
Description: ● Operated and maintained company’s largest warehouse and grossing store
● Coordinated lesson plans throughout department
● Hired, trained, and supervised staff of 14
CERTIFICATES
Date: May 15, 2020
Authority: Red Cross
Name: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED), active
Description:
Date: January 15, 2019
Authority: LSVT Inc.
Name: Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) LOUD
Description:
Date: May 15, 2019
Authority: New York Department of Education
Name: Teacher of Students with Speech-Language Disabilities (TSSLD)
Description:
Date: April 15, 2020
Authority: American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
Name: Certification of Clinical Competence
Description:
AWARDS
Date: August 15, 2017
Authority: Power Chord Music Academy for Kids
Name: Invited Performer/Speaker
Description:
Date: August 15, 2019
Authority: Hunter College Department of Speech Language Pathology & Audiology
Name: “The Added Value of Musical Training on Linguistic Syntax Processing” capstone thesis
Description: • ASHA Convention, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
• Cognitively-Based Music Informatics Research (CogMIR) Seminar, Tow Center for the Performing Arts
• Evidence-Based Research Poster Day Presentation, Hunter College Brookdale Campus, New York,
LANGUAGES
Language: Spanish
Proficiency: Limited Proficiency