Richard is a superb drum teacher, teaching with extensive knowledge of not just music, but of how children learn. My 8 year old (neurodivergent) son has been having lesson with Richard for nearly a year and has just achieved an outstanding result in his grade 1 exam. I would highly recommend Richard as a drum teacher.
After showing an early interest in drumming, my daughter had a few group lessons with a peripatetic teacher at primary school. She then went on to have further 1:1 lessons learning the basics. We were delighted to find Richard at Leicester Drum school shortly after we moved to Oadby 2 years ago. Richard’s patient approach to teaching has meant that she has gone from knowing the basics, to passing her Trinity Rock and Pop Grade 2 exam with a Merit and excellent comments about her technical command and degree of fluency. She is happily continuing to tackle Grade 3 with commitment and confidence as a result. Thank you Richard.
I had drum lessons with Richard for around ten years and I looked forward to going every week. I learned so much from him that I went on to do music at college and hopefully one day It will be my career. He took my thought each of the eight grades and gave me the skills to play in any musical situation. Thanks Richard
After looking for a new teacher for several months I stumbled across Leicester Drum School. Shortly after I started having lessons I made great progress and reached grade 5 in a very short space of time. With Richard’s teaching I have developed a solid foundation in rudiments which I previously did not appreciate and have developed the skills to play along with a lot of songs I couldn’t previously. I would highly recommend this drum school to current drummers wanting to improve or even people with no experience at all.
My daughter was a complete beginner 2 years ago when she first started having drum lessons with Richard and she has made great progress. She has achieved a distinction in both of the Grade exams she has taken and really enjoys her lessons. I would recommend Richard to anyone looking for a drum teacher.
My 14 year old son has been learning drums with Richard now for 3 years. He started as a complete beginner and has improved so much he is now loving playing in groups as well as on his own. He always loves going to his lessons and is keen to do well under Richards excellence guidance.
Richard has been an excellent drum tutor to my son for the past 10 years. My son Joel began drum lessons with Richard at age 8 as a total beginner. Over the next few years he took his Trinity Drum kit gradings reaching grade 8 at age 16. Throughout these years Joel has always enjoyed learning and developing as a drummer with Richards help. Richards passion for music helped my son as he took his studies to Leicester college to study music performance. Joel has played in several bands including the Enderby Brass Band and won individual awards for his percussion. Joel is now enjoying gigging with his own bands and we are both grateful to Richard for his help and support.
My 10 year old son has been learning to play the drums since he was 6 years old with Richard and has recently passed his grade 2 with a merit after just 6 months of preparation! I could not find another teacher who would take my son on so young, but Richard was willing to teach him simply on the snare drum to begin with as he wasn't quite big enough for the drum kit. After completing grades 1 + 2 on the snare drum very successfully, Richard decided it was time to take him a step further and to have a go at playing the full drum kit. Now just four years on, my son has passed all of his 4 exams so far first time with 2 distinctions and 2 merits! This would not have been as easily achievable without Richard's constant support, encouragement and one-to-one tuition. I highly recommend Richard as a tutor for drummers of all ages and experience and cant wait to see my son flourish with his talent even further.
Leicester Drum School is located at 36 Hidcote Rd, Oadby, Leicester LE2 5PE, UK
You can contact Leicester Drum School at +44 116 262 7142
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