Saturday 21st March (and on Sunday 22nd March at some venues) is Learn To Play Day. The day when rock stars, musicians, celebrities, local dignitaries, musical instrument manufacturers, music teachers, music shops and venues, and many, many more, all come together to deliver thousands of FREE taster...
Drummer Moni Lashes is needing to raise money for her sick Father by doing a 24 hour ‘drum-a-thon’. So who is Moni Lashes? This is what she told us; “To put it short and sweet, I am Moni Lashes, and I love to drum. I’ve played drums all of my life, and I am the drummer/stick...
The World’s Greatest Drummer Concert returns on Tuesday 26th May 2015 at the Derngate Theatre, Northampton. Since the very first World’s Greatest Drummer Concert in 2007, the event has featured some of the finest drummers alive today. However it has always been organisers Ian Palmer’s ambition...
The Thomas Lang’s Master Class at the Leeds Drum Academy was, as expected, a huge success. Thomas Lang spent 8 hours teaching technique, how to practice effectively and how to be musically relevant in today’s music industry. Thomas Lang is always a class act and being the world-class drummer...
Congratulations to the 2014 Drum-Off winner, Shariq Tucker who took home $25,000 in prize money! And well done to the other 4 finalists, Steve Jordan featuring The Verbs, Tony Royster Jr., Matt Garstka featuring Animals As Leaders, and Stephen Perkins with Tim Alexander. Pretty amazing drumming from...
We here at My Drum Lessons couldn’t be more excited about an interview we have set up with two of the most experienced drummers in the World. Our top drum teacher, Matt Dean will be speaking with both Carmine Appice & Vinny Appice who have drummed for Ozzy Osborne, Rod Stewart and Black...
Come out to the Gretsch Drums Walking Tour on July 30th in New York City! Meet Fred Gretsch and take a walk through time in American music history. The Gretsch music instrument brand is woven into fabric of American history. The company was founded in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1883 and has been crafting...
Drummers and music fans worldwide are buzzing with excitement about the new live CD track and music video by drum legends, brothers, Carmine & Vinny Appice, titled “Stand Up And Shout!” Drumming demi-gods Carmine & Vinny Appice have both had extraordinary careers behind the drum kit, beginning...
How do you know if there’s a drummer at your front door? A: He knocks three times then comes in late. Badoom tish! The perennial butt of countless muso-jokes, drummers have long been the source of morbidly outlandish legend, from tragicomic screen-gags about the Thamesmen’s timekeeper dying in...
My Drum Lessons is pleased to be able to offer our teachers and their students a Taiko drumming course. This is an energetic, physical and highly choreographed art form which has thrilled audiences worldwide. Originally from Japan, this traditional folk art is developing and spreading as a modern...
My Drum Lessons knows that despite all the jokes, you can’t have a good band with a bad drummer and after years of being the butt of musicians’ jokes (Q: How do you know a drummer’s at the door? A: The knocking speeds up/He doesn’t know when to come in), at last the figure...
Want to meet the best drummers in the World? Of course you do. You can meet Veronica Bellino (Jeff beck), Zigaboo Modeliste (The Meters), Rich Redmond (Jason Aldean), Van Romaine (Steve Morse Band), Trevor Lawrence, Jr. (Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder), Russ Miller (Ray Charles / Christina Aguillera), Nir...
Presenting the most comprehensive guide to foot technique for drummers ever available. With this sequel to his award-winning bestseller on hand technique, Jojo Mayer covers a wide range of techniques, from the most fundamental to the most sophisticated. State-of-the-art visualization and in-depth...
My Drum Lessons approved supplier Cookes band instruments are delighted to announce that our next Drum Clinic will feature the distinguished talents of none other than Mark Richardson of Skunk Anansie and Feeder fame! Mark will be at the Norwich store on Thursday 26th February 2015 at 7pm to discuss...
