Brian Yarkosky is not only an active performer, but also a Seattle based percussion instructor working throughout Western Washington in many capacities.  He works as a performer, private instructor, ensemble director, clinician, coach, arranger, publisher, and adjudicator.  As an educator, Brian devotes much of his time teaching the many instruments of the percussion family to students.  Many of his students and ensembles have competed and won places at the state level for the WMEA Solo/Ensemble Contest.  Several of his students have gone on to college earning music scholarships and winning auditions into music conservatories and nationally recognized drum line programs. Brian has had students admitted to the Juilliard Percussion Seminar, Seattle Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps, University of Washington, Central Washington University, University of Oregon, Boston Conservatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Eastman School of Music, Seattle Youth Symphony, Yale University, Columbia University, and many more.  Brian maintains a private teaching studio in his Bellevue home as well as at Islander Middle School and Mercer Island High School.  He teaches lessons on snare drum, mallet percussion, timpani, orchestral percussion, and non-western percussion.  He also teaches drum set lessons in styles such as jazz, rock, funk, calypso, hip-hop, and pop.  Brian has taught all levels of players form beginner to collegiate and adult enthusiasts.  Please feel free to contact him for current openings.  Refer to the Biography page to see his performance credentials.