Mat Roberts

Instructor of drums, piano, and guitar, Mathew Roberts is a Twin Cities native, Chicago to LA transplant, and an ambassador for jazz and world music. With a Masters in Jazz Performance / Pedagogy / Big Band arranging from Columbia, he seeks to share the knowledge of the pocket and jazz vernacular to his students.

Formerly a world touring drummer with Mild High Club, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Mac Demarco and Paul Cherry, Mat has accrued a long list of studio credits including Woody Goss of Vulfpeck, Eyedress, Magdalena Bay, Blood Orange, and Dee Snider’s hit Broadway in Chicago Christmas musical, among others. He is a cat dad, enjoys cooking, playing golf, and hanging out in his studio with his friends and colleagues.

PERCUSSION | PIANO | GUITAR | SONGWRITING

Age Range

Ages 5 – 100+

Styles

Drum (drumset, orchestral, world drumming afro cuban, african, japanese, indonesian gamelon, brazilian drumming), beginning to advanced..college audition prep

Piano: beginning – intermediate, electronic styles, synthesizers, jazz, blues, popular music, improv, chord reading and lead sheets

Songwriting: What makes a good song, passion lies here

Guitar: beginning to advanced, all genres except classical guitar, specialty in jazz

Geographic areas served

Mat teaches in home in a 13 mile radius from S. Mpls as well as at the Opus studios in Plymouth, Robbinsdale, and St Louis Park. 

Rates

• $40 / half hour lesson
• $57 / 45-minute lesson
• $75 / 60-minute lesson
• $8 more per in home lesson

Cancellation Policy

Lessons cancelled within 24 hours will be considered paid with no makeup guaranteed. Certain exceptions may be made at the discretion of the instructor.