Missing lugs, cracked cymbals, wobbly drum stools, squeaky pedals, threaded bolts, rattly snares, split skins… The list of potential repairs goes on. At any stage of learning the drums it is vital to know how to perform at least a few basic repairs and know some... Read More
Drum Practice Studios Finding a studio for drum practice can be a challenge. We are often asked to recommend rehearsal studios to our students so they can practise drumming between lessons. We also get a lot of enquiries from non-students (other drummers) asking if we... Read More
It’s that time of the year when we delve into the archives and pull out some of the best bits from our free online lessons. Popular topics Most viewed topic: A career in drumming Most educational topic: Drum lessons Most commented topic: Lifestyle / Practise... Read More
Hello drum community! For the past 6 months months I have been very busy. I’ve been doing lots of things with my band – releasing our debut album, recording, touring, and playing live radio sessions. I wanted to share some of those experiences. In this special... Read More
Choreographing a Drummer. One of the services we provide is drum coaching for films, TV, adverts and other visual media. It involves training actors who have not played drums before to look like a convincing drummer on screen. Essentially, it’s drumming... Read More
Picture this: You are in your practise room. Everything sounds immaculate. Hands and feet are comfortable, you feel you can play anything you want. You are on fire! Just then your mate comes in and says he wants to film you and suddenly everything comes down like a... Read More
What’s the key to becoming a versatile musician and being proficient in one or more musical styles? Simply – listening! That implies: Listening to the music, researching and studying the history of the genre and understanding what makes those performers sound... Read More
“I don’t need that, I’m in a band!” Whatever you may think of it, the majority of recording/performing industry today revolves around that ‘annoying tiny beeping’ sound and it’s more than certain that you’ll be asked to work with one sooner or later. Click... Read More
Research suggests that drummers are as fit as Premiership footballers! A joint study conducted in 2008 by the University of Chichester and the University of Gloucester followed top drummers and monitored their fitness levels. They found that an hour of drumming can... Read More
Following on from the previous post about “punctuation” in drumming, this article takes a step back to look at the bigger picture of “how to read drum music”. First a bit of fun: Read the following sentences (read through quickly without paying... Read More
This month, the blog takes a slightly different approach than usual. We have been asked by students of all ages what advice we’d give to someone thinking of taking up playing drums as a full-time job. This article is pure opinion – please respect it as... Read More
