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
Scenery
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.
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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