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Nick Ratcliffe has over 15 years of teaching experience and over 25 years playing experience in a variety of styles and settings. 

He has studied at the Drummer’s Collective in New York, Manhattan School of Music with John Riley, and with some of the world’s most renowned teachers including Dom Famularo, Mike Clark, Claus Hessler, Paul Delong, and Ian Froman. 

He is a certified Yamaha Popular Music instructor, RCM, Vic Firth Private Drum Teacher, and a registered RSL(Rock School) instructor. Styles include Jazz, Rock, Funk, Classical, Blues, Metal, and Fusion.

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4140 No 3 road Richmond BC V6X 2C2 Canada

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49.1834526062012,-123.135925292969

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Drums

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