Our private drum lessons are a comprehensive platform to help learn, improve and understand in detail your playing level by employing methods, tips and tricks used by leading drummers of the highest standard for many musical situations.
By this stage you should be up and running and playing the kit with a real sense of confidence. As part of your development we will be helping you play with more expression.
‘Dynamics’ is an aspect that a lot of drummers overlook until a much later stage of their development, this is something we try to teach early on to drummers so it becomes second nature.
Also at this level we can start to look at the complexity of the grooves and fills that we will have been using up to this point. Speed, accuracy, energy efficiency will all be factors.
As well as this we will start dipping into different styles of drumming. This will really help with defining your own style plus it will give both you, the student, and your tutor an idea of what direction you want to go in with your drumming and learning.
For those of you who are interested in reading music and taking exams we use the Rockschool syllabus. Phil has used this syllabus as both a tutor and student for nearly ten years, and achieved a distinction in his grade 8 exam in 2006.
With Rockschool, students not only learn to play in a number of classic and contemporary styles such as Rock, Funk, Country, Jazz and Latin, but can also explore Drum n Bass, Metal and Afro-Cuban to name a few. As well as this, students will have the opportunity to develop other important musical skills such as improvising, sight reading and listening (ear tests).
Students are given an opportunity to put all their hard work and practice to the test twice a year when Rockschool exams are held here in Belfast. Not only is this a positive step in building a students confidence, but can also provide vital experience for future exams or auditions etc.
Students are under no pressure to sit exams if they do not want to, and will not be entered for an exam until fully prepared. Rockschool helps lay an excellent foundation for anyone who either wants to play music for fun, or to pursue music as a career.
However, if you don’t want to read music or sit exams then do not panic, there are still loads of things we can do. You will be expected to practice, source music and rhythm ideas to work on at lessons, learn basic counting skills and learn simple rudiments like flams, drags and ruffs.
We can work on songs you know and love as well jamming over backing tracks we have compiled, or we can help develop your sense of timing by playing along with a click track or metronome.
We cover all aspects of drum kit playing including posture, stick grip and rudiments as well as including material from the Rock School range of books, current SQA material and transcriptions of popular songs from contemporary acts such as Coldplay, Beyonce, Rolling Stones, Kings Of Leon, etc.
A modern drum kit consists of a snare drum, bass drum, hi-hat, cymbals and tom-toms. It’s also now possible to use electric drum kits with headphone, which parents seem to quite like.
our expert and technically advanced drum teachers provide private drumming tuition for students of mixed ages and abilities throughout Southampton, Hampshire and surrounding areas.
Most tuition in schools takes place on standard drum kit and pupils may start from year 3. It may be more appropriate for lessons to be taken as a pair or individually but if resources allow, small group lessons are offered.
Drum classes are offered by Northern Music Centre.All tuition is given on a one-to-one basis. This allows the teacher to tailor the lesson to the individual student – working on the weaknesses and building on the strengths.
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