Improvers Drum Course - 6 weeks - 27th September to 8th November

Improvers Drum Course - Saturday 27th September to 8th November (except 4th October)

Level and pre-existing skills

You can comfortably play a 2-4 to your favourite songs. You know how to play some drum grooves, and perhaps have played them with a band before. You can play a single stroke roll, and use it to create fills. You know how to count different subdivisions and keep time, but it might be tricky to do it at tempo. You can coordinate 3 limbs, and maybe you’ve experimented with using all 4, but it’s probably not second nature yet!

Do you need a drum kit to take part?

No, all you need is a pair of sticks and a drum pad, like this one. You can also book yourself into the in house Guitar Social practice room where you'll find a drum kit ready for your use.

What you get:

• Six 90 minute group sessions 
• One private one to one
• Three sessions as The Guitar Social’s in house drummer in our jam sessions, providing the opportunity to apply what you’ve learnt 
• A seat behind the kit for a song at our end of term party, playing live in-front of 100 + people with a full backing band. This is optional, but always fun. 
• Access to The Guitar Social’s community of musicians to practice with and form the greatest band that ever existed
• Free access to our practice studio with a full drum kit your disposal

Learning outcomes 

• Confidently play drums in a band
• Learn new and intricate grooves (using 16th notes and left foot)
• Reinforce proper technique and improve your stick control
• Read rhythm and write your own drum parts
• Quickly learning whole songs
• Develop own rhythmic ideas and building solos
• Learn about the rhythmic concepts in different musical styles (rock, pop,  latin, jazz)
• Master the art of practice (and how to grow as a musician over time)