We offer group and one-to-one tuition options for drums.
Practical Know How:
- Learn to play rhythms
- Play along with your favourite rock and pop music
- Basic drum notation
- Coordination of the hands and feet
- Playing in time
- Using a variety of drums and percussion instrument
- Have fun and let off some steam!
Technical Principles:
- Kit - names, functions and set-up
- Rhythms
- Rock - slow and fast on basic 4/4 beat
- 6/8 beat
- Fills to cover both
- Changing textures and dynamics (high hat to ride, verse to chorus)
- Sticks
- Holding techniques
- Rudiments
- Snare work
- Pad work
- Speed and control
- Notation
- Feet - Coordination exercises
- Non kit drumming
- Rhythms - how to break down and analyse - play one kit related voicing per person
- Body percussion exercises
- Rhythms using the building’s architecture
- Theory
- Explaining drum scores and manuscripts - bars, note values etc.
- learning to read separate snare and kit parts
- Have fun and let off some steam!
Each course lasts for 10 weeks and is taught in 1-hour sessions in small groups. Teens and adults welcome
Drum course content
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Musicademy drum tuition is held in small groups at Rickmansworth School. There are a range of ability levels to choose from. Prices are £170 for a 10-week term (one hour per week)
We also have tutors available in Watford, Northwood and Harpenden for one to one tuition. Prices are £30 per hour, £17 for a half hour. Rockschool Grades also taught.
For further information please call us on 01923 282878.
“I’ve been impressed how much Amie has practised - the group situation has motivated her. This is a first to hear her actively playing without me nagging!”
Christina, mother of 15 year old beginner
“You learn much faster in Musicademy lessons than music lessons at school”
Michael, teenager
You fit in and make friends straight away, you play up-to-date music and the teacher has a great sense of humour.”
Alex, teenager
