Drum lessons

I teach drums to all ages and abilities. If you are starting brand new, your first lesson will aim to get you playing a beat before it is finished. If you are experienced in any way, the first lesson starts with an assessment to see where you are and where you would like to take your playing, and we then plan a course of action to get you to your targets.

Lessons are one to one, in one hour sessions, planned around the individual student. A first lesson for a beginner covers stick grip and fulcrum, single and double strokes on a pad or snare, what a drum kit consists of, and counting and playing along to a click.

What I teach

Professional drum tuition for beginners to advanced players:

• Drum grades 1 to 8
• Starting beginners on the right path
• Drum set playing at all levels and in all styles
• Advanced techniques: wrist, fingers, Moeller, push-pull and traditional grip
• Marching band and drum corps
• Traditional and modern hybrid rudiments
• Reading

I have been teaching for 25 years, from complete beginners through to college students, alongside recording and touring, most recently with The Damned. I am a Drum Lecturer at LCCM, the London College of Contemporary Music, and the author of the Modern Hands drum books.

Where

My studio is in the Arena Business Centre, 71 Ashfield Road, London N4 1FF, in the Harringay Warehouse District near Manor House. I also teach one to one online, by appointment, over Microsoft Teams.

Prices

One to one lessons are £50 for an hour or £25 for half an hour, at the studio or online.

How to book

Email me at willtaylordrums@gmail.com, or use the form below and say a little about who the lessons are for and what you would like to get out of them.