Carlos Herrand Pou (he/him) is a drummer, composer & educator based in Boston, MA. He started playing the drums at age 15, where he then joined the National Conservatory of Music. At a young age, he started to gain recognition in the local jazz scene and started playing with renowned local jazz musicians. After participating in the 2015 edition of Berklee on the Road in his hometown, he was given a scholarship to join the prestigious Berklee College of Music as a full-time student, where he graduated with the highest honor majoring in Performance. While at Berklee, he studied with acclaimed drummers Terri Lyne Carrington, Neal Smith, Francisco Mela, Yoron Israel and many more. He also joined Berklee’s prestige program Berklee Global Jazz Institute as an undergraduate, where he studied under the tutelage of Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, Adam Cruz, Ben Street, and others. He received the Steve Gadd Award in 2017 and The Most Active Drummer in 2018. At present, he is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Jazz and Contemporary Music at the prestigious Longy School of Music of Bard College as a Presidential & Equity Scholar. As an educator, Carlos has teaches at various private music schools in the Greater Boston Area.

As a teacher, Carlos’ goal is to foster a safe environment, so the students can explore their curiosity and feel inspired while being themselves. He aims to find creative ways so that the student can look at the task-at-hand from different entry points, then, it feels, the material is fully understood from the own experience of the student. Carlos is motivated by the process and the unique problem- solving of each student, and he believe a good teacher is not the one who presents the student with information, but the one who encourages and celebrates the student’s own capacity to find answers.

Carlos’ teaching approach varies depending on the age of the student, but the philosophy remains; through a safe and encouraging environment, the information makes sense from the unique experience of each student. Carlos tends to focus on building a strong foundation where we understand music as a universal language, and the instrument is only a facilitator for the music -that’s already within you- to come out.

Carlos is constantly being fed off in his experience as a teacher, and that’s something he’s fascinated by this profession, always finding new information, and exploring the information he already know from different points of view. He enjoys that it keeps his spirit child-like, and it constantly stimulates his curiosity with an open mind.

Education:
B.M. Berklee College of Music. Berklee Global Jazz Institute.
M.M. Longy School of Music.