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Playing drums is a great hobby

and an even better profession

Mr Farmer

I want to give my students the understanding that although drumming should ultimately be FUN, there is a serious side. With 20 years of experience in the Studio and Theatre, I can pass on the disciplines needed to become a competent and successful drummer to any level the student chooses.

I teach everything from rudiments and basic time keeping, creativity and orchestration, through to complex patterns,odd time signatures, music notation and sight reading for the drummers who wish to take the journey into the world of theatre and cabaret.

We work at the student’s pace, so that we don’t get ahead of ourselves, which could lead to frustration. Playing drums live and driving a band with your powerful new-found rhythms is one of the most exhilarating experiences you can have.

It’s not all about who’s the best, who’s the fastest, who has the best chops (I don’t mean pork). It’s about reliability, solid time keeping, and HAVING FUN ON YOUR DRUMMING JOURNEY!

We don’t want to get too serious here, but it’s a serious business, playing Drums professionally.  It boils down to bashing things for a living, which sounds easy and a lot of fun. It is!

Importantly, you have to be able to bash in time.  You also have to bash with both hands and feet simultaneously if you’re going to make a lot of noise… And it’s best to bash at a different speed with each limb if things are going to sound interesting.  Tricky.

Those who Steve teaches have a great time getting this all together.

Sounds

Steve can’t resist showing off, like all drummers.

In the media player here, you can choose from a few choice examples of Steve’s recorded bashings.

Steve accepts no responsibility for:

– Shock and surprise as a result of sudden crashes
– Dulled hearing due to listening too loud.
– A sudden desire to play Air Drums
– Complete failure of your central nervous system

The above symptoms can all be observed in people who get too excited listening to Drums. Don’t be a statistic! Listen with care!

Misc. Recordings

Brought to Life

Silver Song

Archetype

Spotify Playlist

Scenery

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Drum Seeds

From the seeds of your interest, Steve can grow a stonking great rhythm powerhouse!

WE ASKED STEVE ABOUT HOW HE TEACHES DRUMS …

Where do you give lessons?
I travel during the week to give drum lessons in students’ houses in the Nottingham and Leicestershire area using their own drumkit in the comfort of their homes. So, if you have a kit of drums – I will travel. If you prefer, you can come and get your drum tuition from me in my own purpose built drum studio.

What styles do you teach?
Everything! From rock drumming to jazz or country to soul drum grooves, and all points in between. I like people to learn and study the styles and grooves of all their favourite drummers.
Recently I’ve been teaching some people grooves like “Rock Show” by Blink 182 , “Bombtrack” by Rage Against The Machine, “Black Parade” by MCR, “Newborn” by Muse, and “Beat It” by Michael Jackson. There’s always something new when you’re learning to play Drums

Do you provide backing tracks?
There are loads of tracks to play drums along to, and I can record your drumming efforts for review later.

What about reading music?
I’ll teach you to read that weird and wonderful musical notation stuff if you want to, because you can make lots more money by doing that later! There’s no point bashing for a fiver when you could have had a tenner.

Field Work

PERFORMING, RECORDING, STUDYING

Steve has played Drums all his life, studying technique with great drummers such as Francis Seriau and Charlie Morgan (Elton John) at Drumtech London.

Amongst many other varied projects, Steve has worked since 2004 with the UK’s definitive Pink Floyd tribute band, Think Floyd. The subtleties of Nick Mason’s style with Pink Floyd are seldom captured with any accuracy, but Steve has studied the studio and live albums as well as any archive footage he can find.  The result is probably the closest imitation of Nick Mason’s style to be heard in any band.

The learning process never ends for a musician, and Steve continues to study new styles and varied techniques. He has recently undertaken masterclasses at the MLC in Nottingham with Claus Hessler, Massimo Russo and Thomas Lang.

Rock Bands

Tributes

THINK FLOYD
The definitive Pink Floyd experience

BOX O’ SNAKES
(Whitesnake Tribute)

MASTERPIECES
featuring the music of Genesis, King Crimson, Yes, ELP, Led Zeppelin and Mike Oldfield.

COME TOGETHER RIGHT NOW
a tribute show to the music of John Lennon and The Beatles.

Original Music…

1995 – “THE VOW” – UK rock band (Studio Album and Live)
2002 – “KUBRICK” – (Studio Album)

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Superb fun filled drum kit tuition from the DRUMFARM in Nottingham. You never know unless you give i

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2 years ago
Steve Farmer's DrumFarm

Hi there drumfarm folk. Welcome to the Newark Palace theatre panto pit! Happy Christmas and looking forward to seeing you at the www.drumfarm.co.uk drum studio in 2022!! ❤️🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

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Needs more cowbell!!🤔☺️

Who'd of thought bashing drums was so complex ...

Great Stuff Steve.

3 years ago
Steve Farmer's DrumFarm

Apart from rock n roll rockschool drum tuition at the www.drumfarm.co.uk,
We are also getting inspired by the great kids at Cotmanhay Junior school.
Brilliant boys and girls, with a real passion for drums, percussion and ROCK N ROLL!!! #drumtuition #rockschool #drums #Inspirational #vowmusic #drumschool #mmproduction www.drumfarm.co.uk
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Apart from rock n roll rockschool drum tuition at the www.drumfarm.co.uk, We are also getting inspired by the great kids at Cotmanhay Junior school. Brilliant boys and girls, with a real passion for drums, percussion and ROCK N ROLL!!! #drumtuition #rockschool #drums #inspirational #vowmusic #drumschool #mmproduction www.drumfarm.co.uk

So 12 weeks ago, this young lad came to see us at the drumfarm. A little nervous, a little tentative. We got groovin, we got rockin and finally , 12 weeks later, Zion sat his 1st Rockschool exam and passed with a Merit!! Well done Zion, let’s continue your journey now that the 1st step has been taken. ... See MoreSee Less

So 12 weeks ago, this young lad came to see us at the drumfarm. A little nervous, a little tentative. We got groovin, we got rockin and finally , 12 weeks later, Zion sat his 1st Rockschool exam and passed with a Merit!! Well done Zion, let’s continue your journey now that the 1st step has been taken.Image attachment
3 years ago
Steve Farmer's DrumFarm

www.drumfarm.co.uk is open for business and on the road to Rock n roll recovery. Feel free to get in touch to let off some post lockdown steam! #nottingham #drumtuition #thinkfloyd #vowmusic #drumsforlife ... See MoreSee Less

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3 years ago
Steve Farmer's DrumFarm

Dare we wish you all a happy new year from all of us at the Drumfarm? We have a feeling of “meet the old boss, same as the old boss” , but we are still open for business and won’t let lockdown #3 stop us passing on our hints, tips and experience to all our Drumfarm students in school and in studio via on line , zoom or even FaceTime . Congratulations to our Drumfarm students for their hard work, dedication and perseverance needed to pass the grade 4 Rockschool exams during the Autumn tier restrictions, all getting their merit certificates just in time for Christmas. More of the same as we start 2021 , slowly but surely we hope for a return to normality. When we do, all the covid protocols are in place at the Farm and we look forward to meeting new students as well as our current Drumfarm superstars ⭐️ 🌟 💫 ... See MoreSee Less

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