For graduates of drumming 1A and drum students with equivalent (11 classes) experience. We will play and analyse classic grooves, and work to improve co-ordinated independence in application of...
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Develop the coordination and playing skills you acquired in Drumming 1A. Our focus will be to build a technical skill base and develop stylistic authenticity when playing a range of contemporary grooves. Learn also about song structure, and practise counting and reading drum notation.
What will we cover?
- The establishment of a practice routine - 4 way coordinated independence - Mobility around the kit - Study of contemporary styles, and classic grooves - Rock, funk, and Latin styles - Appreciation and analysis of predominant drummers - Practice at reading music notation for drums.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Develop and sustain a practice routine away from class - Enjoy improved stick control and rudimental technique and apply this to drumset - Play different styles with the correct 'feel' - Demonstrate 2, 3 and 4-way coordination for drumming.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
For players who have made a formal start with kit drumming, who can play the simple paradiddles reliably at a tempo around 72 bpm.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Learning as a group, using acoustic kits, practice kits and pads. Tutor demonstration; listen to and discuss recorded samples; play together and solo; learn grooves by ear and from notation; individual coaching and correction. Mostly we will play as an ensemble, sometimes for a sustained period.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Please bring your sticks and a notebook. Extensive learning resources will be available to use in class and lodged in the google classroom.
Known for his versatility, Matt Fisher is a sought-after drummer and percussionist based in London. Matt has performed and collaborated with some of the UK’s most prominent musicians such as Tina May, Jacqui Dankworth, Najma Akhtar, Nikki Illes, Steve Waterman, Anita Wardell and Christine Tobin. Working in a variety of styles from pop and rock, to jazz and orchestral, Matt has toured and performed around the world including India, USA, Morocco, Mexico and across Europe. Matt is endorsed by Kandu Percussion and Rohema drum sticks. As well as having a busy performing schedule, Matt is teacher of drum kit at St Paul’s School, Emanuel School, and is also an examiner for Trinity College London. Matt has contributed articles to the Modern Drummer Magazine (USA) and was a product reviewer for Rhythm Magazine (UK). Matt received a First Class Honours degree at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and completed his Masters degree in Jazz Performance at Trinity College of Music, London. Matt commenced teaching at City Lit in 2025.
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Paul has spent most of his adult life playing with sound, making music, and helping others to do the same. In the late 1980s, with 0.5 MB of digital memory, he played his own compositions at clubs and parties around the M25. He first taught music technology in 1990, whilst programming and recording with Asian Dub Foundation, Coldcut, Jeff Wayne, Juno Reactor and, latterly, Dub Colossus. He also studied with jazz drummer and pedagogue John Stevens, and with West African, Brazilian, and Cuban drummers. Paul ran his own recording studio in Belzise Park for 20 years and his interest in audio editing and performing brought him to sound art, leading to a Masters at Middlesex University in 2011, researching mashup culture, multiple simultaneous audio streams and associated issues of ownership. Paul has taught for Community Music, WAC Arts, and now at City Lit, where he teaches Sound Art for Music and for Learning Disabilities, Afrocentric drumming and other practical music courses. He also teaches at Guildhall, as professor of Electronic and Produced Music. He has run three recording studios and now likes to spend time enjoying the countryside and the sounds of nature.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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- 4 way coordinated independence<br />
- Mobility around the kit<br />
- Study of contemporary styles, and classic grooves<br />
- Rock, funk, and Latin styles<br />
- Appreciation and analysis of predominant drummers<br />
- Practice at reading music notation for drums.- Develop and sustain a practice routine away from class<br />
- Enjoy improved stick control and rudimental technique and apply this to drumset<br />
- Play different styles with the correct 'feel'<br />
- Demonstrate 2, 3 and 4-way coordination for drumming.For players who have made a formal start with kit drumming, who can play the simple paradiddles reliably at a tempo around 72 bpm.Learning as a group, using 3 or 4 kits, practice kits and pads. Tutor demonstration; listen to and discuss recorded samples; play together and solo; learn grooves by ear and from notation; individual coaching and correction. Mostly we will play as an ensemble, sometimes for a sustained period.Please bring your sticks and a notebook. <br />
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- 4 way coordinated independence<br />
- Mobility around the kit<br />
- Study of contemporary styles, and classic grooves<br />
- Rock, funk, and Latin styles<br />
- Appreciation and analysis of predominant drummers<br />
- Practice at reading music notation for drums.,- The establishment of a practice routine<br/>- 4 way coordinated independence<br/>- Mobility around the kit<br/>- Study of contemporary styles, and classic grooves<br/>- Rock, funk, and Latin styles<br/>- Appreciation and analysis of predominant drummers<br/>- Practice at reading music notation for drums.- Develop and sustain a practice routine away from class<br />
- Enjoy improved stick control and rudimental technique and apply this to drumset<br />
- Play different styles with the correct 'feel'<br />
- Demonstrate 2, 3 and 4-way coordination for drumming.,- Develop and sustain a practice routine away from class<br/>- Enjoy improved stick control and rudimental technique and apply this to drumset<br/>- Play different styles with the correct 'feel'<br/>- Demonstrate 2, 3 and 4-way coordination for drumming.For players who have made a formal start with kit drumming, who can play the simple paradiddles reliably at a tempo around 72 bpm.Learning as a group, using 3 or 4 kits, practice kits and pads. Tutor demonstration; listen to and discuss recorded samples; play together and solo; learn grooves by ear and from notation; individual coaching and correction. Mostly we will play as an ensemble, sometimes for a sustained period.,<p>Learning as a group, using acoustic kits, practice kits and pads. Tutor demonstration; listen to and discuss recorded samples; play together and solo; learn grooves by ear and from notation; individual coaching and correction. Mostly we will play as an ensemble, sometimes for a sustained period.</p>Please bring your sticks and a notebook. <br />
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