Yousef is an outstanding drum teacher! Our son has been taking private lessons with Yousef for six months and has truly thrived under their personalized and flexible one-on-one teaching style. Yousef provides a well-balanced mix of structured rhythm and technique practice along with opportunities to learn student-selected songs.

Beyond individualized instruction, Yousef also offers regular group jam sessions, rehearsals, and multiple public performance opportunities throughout the year—all of which are incredibly valuable for developing musicians.

We highly recommend Yousef to anyone seeking a supportive, skilled, and engaging drum teacher!

I highly recommend Yousef Shami for drum (and other musical) lessons. Yousef is an excellent teacher for students of any age. As an older student, and someone who had never played a musical instrument before, I was looking for someone who is kind, patient, flexible, understanding and motivating. They check all the boxes! Yousef is highly knowledgeable in music theory and is an excellent musician. They really listen, and prioritize what I want to accomplish as a student. Lessons can be either in-person or in an online format. It’s never too late (or too early) to pick up those sticks!

Yousef is an amazing teacher. They are patient, skilled, and knowledgeable. They are also very flexible and accommodating and the prices are very affordable which is really great for a busy college student like me. I was taking lessons with Yousef last summer and during that time they were helping me prepare for one of their student recitals. I ended up needing to take a pause on lessons, but Yousef was still willing to let me perform. If you are looking for an understanding and kind teacher to help you discover your strengths and weaknesses and overall help you grow and reach your goals, you can’t go wrong with Yousef! A very safe space for any aspiring musician :)