Simon Boyar School of Drums and Percussion

About Us

At the Simon Boyar School of Drums and Percussion we believe that music lessons should only be taught by professional working musicians. Every student at the Simon Boyar School of Drums and Percussion studies one on one with Simon Boyar. Simon Boyar is a master teacher and one of the most in-demand educators of his generation. His students have been accepted to nearly every major music school in the USA. Many of his former student's are professional musicians today. He has served as Director of The Juilliard Pre-College Percussion Department and he currently serves on the percussion faculty at NYU Steinhardt. He is a top tier in-demand freelance musician of the highest caliber endorsed by leading drum and percussion companies, Yamaha and Vic Firth, and he has worked with many of the top artists of our time. No other school in Westchester comes close to providing this quality of education and instruction. The Simon Boyar School of Drums and Percussion is the ONLY school in Westchester, NY where students can truly study every aspect of drums and percussion. Our students take lessons on everything from beginning snare drum to advanced mallet percussion and timpani. We have rock drum set students, students learning all drum set styles for their school jazz band, and even students studying accessory percussion. Lessons are offered in our professional percussion studio and even out of your home! We are also proud to offer timpani and percussion rentals. If you or your school has a show coming up and are in need of high quality percussion instrument please contact us!