Drum Lessons in Rickmansworth & Watford
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.
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