Drum Lessons in Thousand Oaks. Austin Wrinkle | Drum and Percussion Instructor.

Austin is a great drum teacher that has opened the door to developing my own style and to keep growing as a musician and drummer.

My son has been going to Austin for several years, and Austin finds a way to improve my kid's skills even when he doesn't practice. His natural kind approach and demeanor works well with all age groups, and it doesn't hurt that he can demonstrate and inspire.

I ( arthur robertson) found Austin by google search for local drummers. My plan was to move my attention from African drumming to Kit drumming and formal lessons. I was pleasantly surprised when i saw Austin's internet page that he is both a "western" kit drummer but also hand drumming tabla ,djembe, and other hand drums. Wow i thought he's my guy. So i gave him a call and off we went lessons weekly, for past six months. I'm a believer in one to one lessons and Austin is great. He has a really nice studio in Thousand Oaks, where he has two full drum kits, practice pads, hand drums , and more. I told him i wanted it all. Learn to read drum music, learn percussion in general , and drum kit. He was happy and ready to get me on my way. He always makes me feel comfortable (despite my lack of practice at times), has new things for us to explore, hand outs, references , always going back to basics and not rushing the process. It takes time and practice to move forward. Anyways he's a great teacher , a dedicated teacher , with all the right attributes. Yeah Austin. Oh and by the way I'm 68 years old and still learning .

Austin is a great drum teacher that has opened the door to developing my own style and to keep growing as a musician and drummer.