About My Teaching

When I first started learning drum kit when I was 7, my teacher made me do graded material from beginner books, and take exams. They taught me many skills that I still use today, but when I became a teacher myself, I realised that it wasn’t the best way of learning.

I decided to start teaching drumming like a language. In school, we learn languages by learning the relevant alphabet, then words and grammar. This is how I teach my students drum kit - we start with the ‘alphabet’ of the individual notes, then we move on to the ‘words’ and ‘grammar’ of how to put these notes together in different styles. Ultimately, I give my students the language skills to create anything they want on the drums.

I always make sure that every student can do something new at the end of every lesson that they couldn’t do at the beginning. This could be something as simple as holding the sticks correctly for the whole lesson, or it could be finally mastering an advanced fill or groove for the first time. Whatever it is, I believe that the best way to maintain progress is to ensure that students always achieve something every lesson.