Tido Holtkamp teaches snare drum and drum set performance. He has over 20 years of teaching experience including serving as Instructor of Percussion at Ethel Walker School from 2002-2009, and Instructor of Guitar and Percussion at Pro Musica from 1992-2001. In addition, he has taught rhythm training, ear training, harmony and ensemble classes at The National Guitar Summer Workshop, and has been a guest clinician at the Workshop School of Music Summer Camp from 1998-present. He was the staff drummer at both the National Guitar Summer Institute and Jazz Vermont, highlighted by performances with Ronnie Earl, Duke Robillard, J. Geils, Andy Timmons and Jerry Bergonzi.
Tido holds a bachelors degree from the University of Connecticut, where he studied jazz improvisation with Ellen Rowe and performed with the UCONN Jazz Ensemble. He also attended the Eastman School of Music Summer Jazz Workshop and performed with the Hartford Conservatory Jazz Ensemble. He has studied privately with: Justin Dicoccio, Bill Reynolds, Frank Guiggere, Bill Stewart, Dave Rataczak, Keith Copeland, Benjamin Toth and Tom Nazziola.
Besides maintaining a busy teaching schedule, Tido plays regularly with the Ricky Alfonso Group, the Chris Casey Trio, the Rich Goldstein Trio, and the Doug White Quintet, and freelances with many of the area’s top jazz, rock, Americana and Latin groups. He also leads his own group Caravan.
