Age: 17

Favorite Music: Classic Rock and Jazz

Least Favorite Music: Dance Music

Drum Gear: 5 Piece Pacific maple by DW, Ludwig Black Beauty snare, Sabian and Zildjian cymbals.

Dream Set: Ludwig in red cherry maple. Same snare as above and higher quality cymbals by Zidjian.

Other Hobbies: Mountain biking, Skiing, Cycling, Fly Fishing and Hiking.

Practice Duration: 1 to 2 hours a day.

Last Recital Piece: Tower of Inspiration by DaveWeckl. (see video below)

Teacher Comments: Aaron is an excellent student! He has been playing drums and studying with me for almost a decade. In that time he has become a very accomplished musician. Some of his current achievements are- *Receiving the highest marks possible for his snare performances during state competitions *High ratings on his mallet performances *Crescent Super Band *Scholarship Candidate *Center Snare *Countless live performances

Aaron is also an outstanding student at Juan Diego. He has maintained a very high grade point average as well as juggled many other school activities. I am very proud of Aaron and I hope he will consider joining the staff at my teaching studio’s. At least until he makes it as a famous musician or a wealthy spine surgeon. Congratulations Aaron!

This is a video of Aaron playing during the 2014 drum concert. He killed it I must add.