Information About Pascal - Fordingbridge teacher

Personal Description:

I have been a gigging, touring, recording professional drummer for over 35 years and a professional tutor for 20. I have taught for London boroughs, Hertfordshire and Dorset music services and now independently in Hampshire and Dorset.

I have toured most continents, arenas and venues, played and recorded for No1 UK, U.S and European artists. I currently gig with various artists and bands, plus event party bands too.

I offer one to one lessons to all ages and I travel to you. Lessons can be weekly, twice monthly or monthly. Lessons prices are negotiable depending on your location.

Tutoring Experience:

I am a professional tutor with over 20yrs experience… I have taught for London boroughs, Hertfordshire and Dorset music services and now independently in Hampshire and Dorset.

Tutoring Approach:

Tuition is relaxed, supportive, positive and in tune with specific needs. All genres of music are catered for - good technique and good ears provide all that one needs to play any genre off music.

Musical styles: rock, pop, funk, soul, urban, blues, jazz, latin and more.

TECHNIQUES

- Grooves and fills in a number of different styles.
- Independence, co-ordination
- Timing
- Playing to songs and instrumentals
- Rudiments and their application for real life playing
- Moeller technique for dynamics and timing
- Approaches to improvisation and listening
- Some reading of drum notation for the grooves
- Some music theory and knowledge
- Rockschool and Trinity exams if so desired
- Setting up drums, changing drum heads and tuning
- Practice strategies for kit and pad
- Strategies for rehearsal, sound-checks, gigs, recording