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James H.

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About James H.

Music is important to explore one’s creativity and emotional development. Learning an instrument can give a sense of achievement to an individual and helps develop self-confidence and involves using multiple parts of the brain leading to improvements in certain motor and auditory skills.



James is a talented, hard-working and enthusiastic drummer and saxophonist, based in London with over 9+ years teaching experience. He graduated with a BA (Hons) Jazz Drums in 2019 and has started his masters degree at Guildhall. James has studied under Sebastian De Krom and Dave Walsh who have played with none other than Jamie Cullum, Chaka Khan and Sister Sledge.

James' performance highlight include supporting acts such as 'Rollertrio' and 'Werkha, and taking part in 'JazzNorth' education schemes. He has played various jazz festivals around the UK and at the First Direct Arena engaging many members of the public with their music. James is also engaged regularly with function work playing pop tunes at parties, weddings and large events.

James teaches from home in St Catherine’s & Wapping and can commute to students home. He also offers online lesson's.


Teaching in Drums
James teaches drums and percussion to all ages from absolute beginners to advanced students.



He is very patient and encouraging to all his students and has a lot of self-motivation and great organisational skills. James tries to use a range of teaching techniques to help his students, such as developing their musicianship through listening, clapping, performing and singing. He likes to engage students with creative and stimulating tasks to keep them focused and on their toes! James makes sure to pick appropriate material and exercises, depending on the student’s preferences and interests, whether it be in rock drumming, funk and jazz playing or learning to play along with your favourite bands.



He has experience working with grades and loves to see his students excel and achieve. He recognises different exam boards and their specific marking criteria and hopes to teach his students how to achieve the best grade possible, if that is what they want. James boasts a 100% pass rate for all his students graded exams.

Typical lessons are exciting and focused on engaging the student with their task. Each student will have a personalised plan based around areas they want to explore, whilst...

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