Teaching
Private Instruction
Daniel is a dedicated educator who maintains a studio of private percussion students from across Metro Vancouver. Instruction is provided on concert percussion (snare drum, mallet percussion, and accessories) and latin percussion.
Daniel’s students have been members of BCMEA provincial honour ensembles, the National Concert Band, and the National Youth Band of Canada. They have received scholarships to attend secondary and post-secondary institutions, and have been accepted to universities across the country.
New students are invited to join Daniel’s studio based on audition or referral. If you are interested in receiving private lessons, please contact Daniel by clicking here.
One of the most important ways in which Daniel contributes to musical growth in emerging artists is through educational workshops. Whether focussing on concert percussion, latin percussion, West African drumming, or the role of the rhythm section in the jazz ensemble, Daniel’s workshops have assisted hundreds of students and teachers.
Over the past several years, Daniel has given workshops at music festivals, conferences, secondary schools, school districts, and post-secondary institutions. A selected list of workshop recipients is located below.
Arbutus Middle School
Burnaby North Secondary School
Garibaldi Secondary School
Glenlyon–Norfolk School
Handsworth Secondary School
Holy Cross Regional Secondary School
Hong Kong International School
Maple Ridge Secondary School
Mennonite Educational Institute
Minnekhada Middle School
Mulgrave School
Rick Hansen Secondary School
Seycove Secondary School
Similkameen Secondary School
Southern Okanagan Secondary School
South Kamloops Secondary School
Southridge School
West Point Grey Academy
West Vancouver Youth Band
York House School
MusicFest Canada
Music Under the K Festival
Whistler Music Festival
Yamaha Canada Music
In 2007 Daniel was invited to become a Yamaha artist. The infrastructure and network of contacts provided by Yamaha Canada Music will allow him to reach many more students.
If you would like to feature Daniel in an upcoming clinic for your school, school district, conference, or music festival, please contact him by clicking here.
A link to the Yamaha Canada Music online clinic application can be found by clicking here.
British Columbia Music Educators’ Conference
Middle Years Association of British Columbia
Annual Conference
Surrey Teacher’s Association Annual Conference
University of British Columbia
UBC Student Music Educators’ Association
University of Lethbridge
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
Burnaby School District
Langley School District
Vancouver School Board
National Youth Orchestra of Canada
National Youth Band of Canada
Canadian Wind Orchestra
(formerly the National Concert Band)
Click to download an information package about the workshops that Daniel offers as a pdf .
Workshops
Daniel Tones percussionist and educator
Post-Secondary Teaching
Dr. Tones is on the faculties of three of Metro Vancouver’s post-secondary institutions: Simon Fraser University, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Vancouver Community College. At SFU he teaches Contemporary Music Performance and World Music, and at Kwantlen Polytechnic University he teaches World Music, leads a percussion masterclass, and assists with the University’s Wind Ensemble. Daniel teaches applied percussion at Vancouver Community College, and students who would like to study privately with him on an ongoing basis are encouraged to apply to VCC.