Brazilian Drum Academy is a online drumming school founded by master drummer, author, and Berklee College of Music faculty member Alberto Netto. The Academy offers online courses on Brazilian drumming and music, live workshops, and one-on-one private lessons. All courses have video, audio, play-along tracks, music notation sheets, and access to live office hours where you can chat directly with your instructor.
Meet the founder:
Alberto Netto was born and raised in Santos, Brazil, where he started playing percussion at age 12 and the drum set at age 14. He is currently Associate Professor in the Percussion Department at Berklee College of Music, as well as a world renown Brazilian drummer, percussionist, author, clinician and composer. He has collaborated with many talented musicians, such as Claudio Roditi, Aaron Scott, Alain Mallet, Oscar Stagnaro, Aaron Goldberg, David Costa pianista, and many others.
Alberto is a highly sought after clinician and educator, travelling around the world to hold drum and percussion clinics for Yamaha Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, and Vic Firth Sticks – all of the biggest names in the industry. Videos of his lessons and clinics have been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people on YouTube and drum educational websites. Alberto also published an instructional book and CD Brazilian Rhythms for Drum Set and Percussion that has been a top seller in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, and praised as a “gem of a book” by Modern Drummer magazine, the world’s number one drum magazine. He is the owner, producer and engineer of Artdrums Recording Studios and the founder of Brazilian Drum Academy, an instructional website.
“Alberto Netto has created a wonderful sourcebook for understanding the history of Brazilian drumming. Each rhythm is explained in detail as it relates to a specific dance and/or religious celebration…. The extensive CD tracks show how much variety exists in the world of Brazilian percussion. Netto’s fluid drum set playing and clearly stated text results in a gem of a book.” David Licht, Modern Drummer magazine.
Alberto Netto endorses Yamaha drums, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, and Evans drum heads.