Nick Baker

Nick Baker is Drumology‚s principle drum set teacher.

Bringing over 60 years of live playing & teaching experience, Nick has played in bands of varying styles including Rock, Pop, Blues, Soul, Latin & Jazz. His playing experience covers live performance, tribute bands, recording, radio, theatre, touring.

Nick has had a high success rate with his students over the years and some are now professional drummers working as session drummers, touring and teaching.

Over the last 15 years of the 225 Rockschool exams Nicks student have acheived 124 Distinction passes, 97 Merit passes and 4 Passes.

Nick was resident drum teacher at the Music Stop in North London & was hosting classes every Saturday at Stable Yard Music in the beautiful grounds of Hatfield House before opening his own fully equipped air conditioned studio in Welwyn. He has now moved to Dorset and teaches at Absolute Music in Poole.

Nick has studied with proven teachers, John Taylor (Footes), Rob Stevens (W.D.C.), Ralph Salmins (U.K. Session Drummer), Pete Riley (U.K. Session Drummer & Educator) & the acclaimed Australian drummer & author Darryn Farrugia.

As well as Rockschool Drum Grades, Nick has studied at Drumtech (Tech Schools Acton) achieving a Diploma in Drum Performance.

Nick’s teaching style brings out the best quality in every student. Whilst providing a structure and discipline to each lesson, he still makes it fun & encourages students to be creative and to develop their improvisation skills, stylistic playing, technique reading ability.

“I first picked up drum sticks at the age of 10 & since then I have been taught by a variety of teachers of all ages & abilities & in turn I have taught a variety of students of all ages & abilities. This has helped me develop my own technique, combining the best of all the learning & the best of all the teaching‚”

Qualifications:

Drumtech Dip. Drum Performance