LESSONS

South London (SW11) & Bristol

All ages, levels and abilities.
A well designed and thoughtful programme.
Fully Equipped studio.
Emphasis on creativity and playing to music.
Lessons are catered towards your needs and goals.

TEACHING PROGRAMME

TIMING/TIMEKEEPING - The most important element of drumming

TECHNIQUE - how we play (grip, position, motion, etc)

COORDINATION - The limbs working together

STYLES - The culture and evolution of drumming (Rock, Jazz, Reggae, etc)

REPERTOIRE - The tunes & songs we play

VOCABULARY - The language of drumming (grooves & fills)

READING - understanding and interpret the dots

CONCEPTS - phrasing, polyrhythms, odd time signatures, metric modulation, etc

ONLINE LESSONS

**FREE 30min Introductory Lesson**

What you will need:

1) Zoom Application - https://zoom.us/signup

2) Good WiFi connection (preferably ethernet cable)

3) Electronic or acoustic drum kit

4) Sound set up in Zoom: 'Suppress Background Noise' must be set to 'low'

5) Camera angle - best position enables me to see your face, hands and drums (see vid at 3:05)

Watch the video for more info.

LESSON RATES

SINGLE HOUR LESSON

£45

5 LESSON DEAL

£210 (£42 per hour)

10 LESSON DEAL

£410 (£41 per hour)

JUNIOR LESSONS

The initial lessons focus on having fun and getting your child comfortable with the instrument, while listening to and playing along to music

SINGLE LESSON

£25 for 30mins

STARTER LESSON PACKAGE

£110 (5 x 30min lessons)

FUN & INSIRING

Enjoyment guaranteed!

Trinity Rock & Pop graded syllabuses available

GET IN TOUCH

A lesson on the 4 main strokes in drumming

Having been a self taught drummer I can honestly say that starting to take lessons with John was one of the best musical decisions I have ever made!!!! Within 6 months of working with John I could already use a far better vocabulary and the guys in the band can confirm this. John is an excellent listener and will make sure you get the best use from your time. He is also one of the nicest guys and makes the whole process fun and enjoyable. He has helped me out with technique, vocabulary, my own music where I've been stuck and the absolute most important thing...... How to practice to make the best use of my time between classes. The lesson plan is well structured according your abilities with a view to achieving your long term goals.
If your thinking of taking lessons I would highly recommend John.

H Soyer