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After completing high school, Kevin was invited to many Universities across the United States for scholarship opportunities; Miliken University, Northern Illinois University, North Texas State and many other prestigious music schools. Ironically, however, Kevin's passion to fly airplanes and to serve his country drove him to a career in the United Sates Air Force, where after High School Kevin became a well trained Jet Engine Technician, Flight Engineer and continued his education and pilot training and later received his pilot license at the age of 18. After fulfilling his passion to fly planes, Kevin realized his inspirations and his future dreams still led him back to his drums (although Kevin never stopped playing drums during his flying years). At the age of 21, he found himself in Sacramento, California, where he played drums with the number one Jazz Band in Northern California, The John Skinner Jazz Band and Orchestra where he received the rare opportunity to accompany many major union artists that had concerts in Sacramento including Roger Smith, distinguished jazz pianist, with whom he played in several concerts. With over fifteen hundred hours of recording time under his belt, Kevin wrote, arranged, produced and played drums for a series of TV and radio spots and concerts throughout California. During this time, Kevin was mentored by Grammy Award winning drummer, William Kennedy and went on to produce a Yellowjackets concert in Sacramento, California during their world tour at the time. Kevin continued to play in several other jazz festivals where he consistently won first place, including the Berkeley Jazz festival in Berkeley, California where he met world renowned percussionist Alex Acuna, which in turn took his drumming to a higher level. Kevin's drum career continued to rise as he played with such celebrated artists as Bernard Wight, keyboard player out of NY, and also Wayman Tisdale who was an NBA player for the Sacramento Kings and also played the bass. On one special evening, Kevin sat in with one of the jazz clubs in Sacramento where he played a set with Club Nouvou and met Brian Alexander Morgan who went on to produce SWVs album on RCA records. Berklee College of Music, Georgetown University, Yuba College, Sacramento City College, Cosumnes River College, Elk Grove High School.

Kevin Peteris an active piano, drummer, percussionist and music instructor in the D.C. Metro area. He has over 30 years of teaching experience and a passion for sharing the gift of music with others. Kevin started his lifelong musical journey at the age of 8. He began his study on a traditional drum kit before branching out to piano and orchestral percussion through his participation in school orchestra and marching band. As a teen, Kevin attended Elk Grove High School in Chicago, which had an award-winning marching band and orchestra. He was a top All-State soloist during this time and decided to continue his study of music in college. Mr.furthered his musical education at the prestigious Berklee College of Music and Georgetown University. During his undergraduate years, he gained exposure to many different styles and genres, and enjoyed an active performing and recording career alongside his studies. At the age of 21, Kevin decided to move to L.A.

Kevin Peteris an active piano, drummer, percussionist and music instructor in the D.C. Metro area. He has over 30 years of teaching experience and a passion for sharing the gift of music with others. Kevin started his lifelong musical journey at the age of 8. He began his study on a traditional drum kit before branching out to piano and orchestral percussion through his participation in school orchestra and marching band. As a teen, Kevin attended Elk Grove High School in Chicago, which had an award-winning marching band and orchestra. He was a top All-State soloist during this time and decided to continue his study of music in college. Mr.furthered his musical education at the prestigious Berklee College of Music and Georgetown University. During his undergraduate years, he gained exposure to many different styles and genres, and enjoyed an active performing and recording career alongside his studies. At the age of 21, Kevin decided to move to L.A.

City: Washington, DC-Northern Virginia-MD. Kevin Peter : Kevin Peteris an active drummer, percussionist, and music instructor in the D.C. Metro area. He has over 30 years of teaching experience and a passion for sharing the gift of music with others. Kevin started his musical journey at the age of 8 and has not yet stopped. He began his study on a traditional drum kit and branched out to orchestral percussion from his participation in school orchestra and marching band. He plays and teaches everything from rock, jazz, and pop to orchestral instruments, like the timpani and hand percussion. It's safe to say that music is Kevin's life, and he feels blessed to be able to inspire the love of music with his students. High school was the first step towards Kevin becoming a professional musician, as he was fortunate enough to attend Elk Grove High School in Chicago, which had an award-winning marching band and orchestra. He was a top All-State soloist during this time and decided to continue his study of music in college. Kevin attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music and Georgetown University (amongst others) to further his musical education in the realm of jazz and orchestral percussion. He gained exposure to many different styles and had an active performance and recording career alongside his studies. At the age of 21, Kevin decided to move to L.A. to pursue a professional performance career and had memorable experiences and collaborations with many artist, including Bunky Green, William Kennedy, Bernard Wight, and many more! Throughout his life, Kevin has maintained and active performance career and found that teaching is a great passion of his. He has been a private instructor for over 30 years, and he works with students of all ages on any variety of percussion instruments and traditional drum kit. In lessons, Kevin feels that the cornerstone of his methodology is based around customization of the curriculum for each individual student. "Go at your pace" is the message he shares, so students feel successful throughout study and can enjoy what they are playing in the moment. The goal he has for his students is to "become one with your instrument" and develop an appreciation and understanding of artistry. He firmly believes that every student can enrich their lives with music and find joy in playing an instrument.