Practice in areas you feel most comfortable (such as with particular friends). Keep it clear, simple and polite – no need for lengthy explanations or over-the-top apologies, it’s ok to say no sometimes to students and gigs.
If you are unsure, buy yourself some time to consider your options...
Boundaries help us to differentiate where we stop and where another person, or role, begins. They help us to know what is our responsibility and what is within the remit of someone else – helping us to differentiate between work and play and just being a drummer. Boundaries help us to manage...
When you are starting to feel better, take a step back, prioritise your workload and consider how much you are taking on. What can wait? Be honest with yourself. If you are selfmedicating with drugs, alcohol, food, gambling, sex, porn or self-harm, it’s important for you to reach for support. Visit...
It is the result of an unmanageable drum teaching workload and a strong signal that something needs to change. It means that your mind is out of synchronisation with your body – you’ve taken too much on and your body is putting on the brakes.
Burn out is not just an emotional experience,...
Samuel Bickley is our newest approved drum teacher for the Plymouth area in Devon. He has 10 years of drumming experience and Grade 8 drumming certificate. He can travel to you in Plymstock, Plimpton, Southway, Saltash, Dartmoor, Ivybridge, Manadon, Milestone, St Budeaux, Torpoint, Yealmpton, Carkeel,...
The latest guidance for out-of-school settings (covering music tuition) states that from 8 March, face-to-face activities can be offered for vulnerable children and young people. In addition, face-to-face activities can be offered to all children where activities are:
Reasonably necessary...
We have got our drum tutors and their pupils some amazing discounts from ‘Drum Shop’. Check these amazingly low prices out for drum kits and drum accessories: MEINL BMS2 BAMBOO MULTI STICKS – RRP: £24.99 ONLY £5 PER PAIR! MEINL CB4 CAJON BRUSH BEATER – RRP: £19 ONLY...
At My Drum Lessons we believe recording the drums is regarded as one of the hardest things to master for a studio engineer. There’s a lot of things to set up, exact techniques to get used to and also a lot of tuning to do! The drum kit is the most time-consuming instrument to record, so it is...
A Norfolk based rock, blues covers and originals band are looking for a new drummer. Mister-Pink are based in Norwich, so preferably they would want someone from the local area, making rehearsals etc easier. They have several festivals...
My Drum Lessons have just come across the brilliant Spolum Drum. It is a hand-made tongue drum made out of high quality 2.5 mm thick steel sheet. It needs no electricity to be played and works by vibration you make when hitting the steel tongues which then reproduce and amplify the sound around the...
Missouri classic rockers Shaman’s Harvest are about to embark on a massive tour supporting Nickelback, which as you can imagine calls for some pretty big beats and a massive, stadium-filling sound. Their latest album, Red Hands Black Deeds, is bluesy, combining a classic, hard-edged rock sound...
At this years London Drum Show there are a few new features to look forward to like Main Stage this is the place to be to see your idols perform. Some of the biggest names in drumming will take to the stage to show off their skills and put on an epic show. The Masterclass Stage Drum gods will be...
The British Drum Company made a huge splash when it launched back at the 2015 London Drum Show. Now, two years on, the firm is back – and it’s bigger and better than ever before. Al Murray, who runs the company alongside an A Team of drumming talent featuring the likes of Keith Keough and...
