Eric Ching
About
Eric Ching is a jazz drummer and composer currently residing in Austin, TX. He plays music with a tremendous amount of purpose and is infinitely creative in the way he manages color and shape.
With his compositions, he aims to explore new territory while channeling the spirits of McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, and Kenny Garrett. His pieces all have a searching quality where he isn't quite sure what he's looking for, but he'll know when he's found it. He yearns for the unexpected and his songs gradually unfold like a Tarantino movie.
Eric grew up in the SF Bay Area where he studied with Akira Tana (renowned jazz drummer) and spent much of his time driving up to the city to go to jam sessions.
Then, he went to New York University for Music Education where he studied under Ron McClure (renowned jazz bassist) and Sean Statser (NYU Percussion).
Some of the people he has played with are Robbie Laws (award winning blues guitarist), George Colligan (renowned jazz pianist), Anna Crumley (Grammy winning vocalist), Reggie Houston (Fats Domino Band), Ben Rice (award winning blues guitarist), Jennifer Keith (jazz vocalist and Las Vegas headliner), Charlie Porter (Grammy winning trumpet player), Bob Stark (Grammy winning engineer), and many more!
Patreon - $3 and free tiers:
https://www.patreon.com/c/ericchingdrums
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Instagram:
www.instagram.com/ericchingdrums
www.instagram.com/drumlessonswithericching
Books:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RQXS5SN
Teaching Style
I studied Music Education at New York University so you can trust that you're working with a trained professional and I've been teaching drums for the past 10 years. While I specialize in jazz, I teach all styes including blues, rock, pop, R&B, funk, soul, and classical percussion.
Through your favorite songs, we will develop your technique, reading, improvisation, and soloing so that you can play with purpose and ease. I'm ready and available to solve any sort of musical problems that you might have so that you can have as much fun as possible while playing!
Other subjects that I cover are beginning ear training, music theory, composition for drums, jazz history, and bass guitar.
Credentials & Affiliations
BA in Music Education from New York University