Zoom Drum Lessons

My Experience as a Teacher

I have been fortunate enough over the years to have had an extremely fun and varied amount of working experience in drum teaching. I have worked within secondary schools and colleges which allowed me to provide group lessons to large classes. This gave me the opportunity to work with people of all ages and backgrounds on a one-to-one and collective basis.

I feel that my years of live experience performing in genres such as jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop and rock groups to name just a few, has greatly contributed to my abilities and my attitude towards teaching. I take pride in being a versatile teacher and feel confident that I can tailor lessons to meet the needs of all individual students.

I am a fully qualified drummer and have graduated from the University of Northampton with a BA Hons in popular music. I have also achieved a Grade 8 certification on my instrument. Alongside teaching I have toured as a musician around various venues in the UK. I have 4 years experience of supporting students with additional learning needs and I believe the lessons I provide can truly cater for all students from any walk of life.

More About My Lessons

I am a very relaxed and friendly teacher. I have been a student myself so I understand what it's like to be the one learning new information and how daunting it can be sometimes. I believe I am very approachable and you can always ask as many questions as you need to make sure you feel comfortable and to ensure that we are moving at a pace that you are happy with. I take great pride in creating the best learning environment I can for all students.

As I am a professional and full time teacher, I can offer very flexible teaching hours that suit you and your schedule. This makes booking and arranging lessons a breeze as there is no pressure to book regular slots, just whenever suits you. I find that most students tend to take a one hour lesson with me per week to ensure the most consistent and steady development and progress is made. Younger students tend to take only 30 minute lessons to help keep their attention span.

All of the lessons I provide are tailored and suited to each student I work with. I understand that we all want and love different things about music, so I will always be adapting the material I teach and my teaching style to suit you. Some people only want to learn the practical skills needed to be a better drummer but I also offer musical theory lessons too to help you become a better general and all round musician who is prepared for real world settings such as gigs and recordings etc.

How To Take An Online Lesson

Here is some information to help you get prepared to take your online guitar lessons.

Speed Test, is a very useful tool as having a stable internet connection is one of the most important parts to these lessons. Here you will be able to see what your speeds are and we will only need a speed of 3mbps to have a stable enough connection for the lessons.

As well as a stable internet connection you will need to have access to some kind of electronic device that has a camera on it. This could be things like a laptop, tablet or a smartphone. Many things have cameras on them nowadays so once we have access to one of these you are ready to go.

Once you have a device ready to go, there are many services we can use to connect for the actual lessons. The most common and reliable service tends to be Zoom. If this doesn't work things like Skype or Facetime for Apple device users are also an option.