Bespoke, private drum lessons – one to one drum tutoring and group drum lessons & percussion workshops – in person & online.
I have taught many students from the Rockschool and Trinity music syllabus from Grade 1 to 8. I also work through song approach, drum fills, drum grooves, rudiments, various drum exercises and warm up routines.
One of the key books I use when teaching is Tommy Igoe’s Groove Essentials 1.0 and 2.0 which is very beneficial to drummers who want to be versatile players.
I currently teach drums at three London secondary schools and privately to pupils in person or online via Zoom or Skype.
Drop me a line for further information about drum lessons via the contact form.
Drum Lessons
How it works
Firstly, I find out what the student’s musical goals are, what type of music they’re into and how long they want lessons for. I can then adapt the lessons to suit each pupil’s musical needs.
Drop me a line for further information about drum lessons.
Lessons cover:
TIMING
SONG APPROACH
GROOVES
FILLS
SIGHT READING
Drum Lesson prices
Fees for my services are calculated using the Musicians Union teaching rates. You can view the document here.
Private Drum Lessons
2024 Prices
Face to face
30 mins – £30
45 mins – £35
60 mins – £40
Travel costs are taken into account for long distances.
Group Lessons of up to 3 pupils
30 mins – £15 per student
60 mins – £20 per student
Discounts are available when you pay for 2 or 4 lessons in advance.
Online Drum Lessons
2024 Prices
One on one
30 mins – £25
45 mins – £30
60 mins – £35
Group Lessons of up to 3 pupils
30 mins – £15 per student
60 mins – £20 per student
Discounts available when you pay for 2 or 4 lessons in advance.
Learning Workshops
Bandlab project – Music software courses for schools & colleges
Bandlab project is aimed at 10 to 18 year olds that can be done on Zoom or in person which shows participants how to make their own tracks lasting 1 to 3 minutes long based on genres they like.
I show the process of how to create loop tracks, with input from the students. The three important elements to creating a song are; rhythm, harmony and melody. I then let the students know which instruments are good for each element.
Students apply what they have been taught through playing around with Bandlab. Every 10 minutes I check in on the pupil’s progress whilst providing tips and suggestions on how to improve their tracks. Towards the end participants are then shown how to convert the track to a WAV or mp3 file and are given the opportunity to play their tracks to the class.
Main benefit of using Bandlab is that it’s a free software programme that can be used on most smartphones, tablets and laptops. For anyone who has no instruments at home, and does not want to spend loads of money on instruments or DAW software, Bandlab is the programme to use.
The benefits of anyone creating their own tracks are participants will not need to pay a music producer loads of money to do it, they will be able to do it themselves for free. Also you don’t have to play an instrument to make a track you can do it through loops/samples, and the programme has built in instruments to use too.
To find out more about BandLab drop me a line
Percussion Workshops
I currently organise percussion workshops at two London primary schools and have previously led Djembe workshops at Wac Arts, a music organisation in North London.
My lessons involve some of my own rhythms and a mixture of tasks on Charanga which, is a popular music teaching and learning platform that various primary schools use in the United Kingdom. I prepare pupils for performances, whether at schools, music festivals, assemblies or special events.
If you need any group percussion workshops in your school, church or music hub drop me a line.
Workshop teaching rate 2024
Percussion Group Workshops
£250 per day or £50 per hour
Fees for my services are calculated using the Musicians Union teaching rates. You can view the document here.
Community Percussion Workshops
I am also involved with community percussion workshop groups such as DrumAfrica led by Laurence Hill and Kunandy led by Bouba from Balimaya Project.
If you want to get involved drop me a line or click on the above links.
Testimonials
Tuition testimonials from happy clients…
