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About Thomas
Tom is a professional drummer, educator and producer with international experience touring, recording and performing. His experience spans multiple genres, from playing in New York with international touring Folk bands to playing tuned percussion with orchestras at Royal Albert Hall, or recording an Electronic Pop album in Poland. He has a strong grounding in education with a First Class BA (Hons) and a Masters Degree in Music from Leeds College of Music.
Tom’s teaching experience covers a vast array of styles, age groups and ability levels. From primary school children, to adults, ensembles, those with learning difficulties, and even one of his own university drum tutors! Tom’s easy going and patient personality allows him to connect with students of all ages and abilities.
Tom’s focus for every student is enjoyment - to have fun with music. Learning an instrument should be an enjoyable experience, and each person learns in their own way. Tom believes that music allows our creativity to grow and gives access to a new way to communicate with others. His teaching style is flexible, fun and focused on the learner’s needs, in a friendly and safe environment.
Teaching in Drums
Tom teaches drum kit from absolute beginners to advanced/professional level at any age.
He is a very patient and encouraging tutor, and loves seeing his students excel. With a range of teaching techniques, Tom aims to help his students develop their technique, musicianship and creativity. Timing is another focus for drumming - making sure your groove feels good and you can play in time with others - Music is a shared art form and therefore Tom encourages students to play along to any music as much as possible.
A key area for Tom is to inspire creativity, pushing the student to come up their own ideas. This encourages the student to discover new sounds, patterns and new music themselves, which promotes self-led learning and practice.
Tom is experienced at teaching graded exams with multiple boards such as Trinity Guildhall and Rockschool, as well as those working toward Music GCSE, A levels and even Degree level. All students will be presented with a form of written music as Tom believes it is a great skill to have.
Over multiple lessons, Tom will set the students attainable goals. These goals will vary in difficulty, length of time to achieve and style. There will be a stretch goal for...
Tom’s teaching experience covers a vast array of styles, age groups and ability levels. From primary school children, to adults, ensembles, those with learning difficulties, and even one of his own university drum tutors! Tom’s easy going and patient personality allows him to connect with students of all ages and abilities.
Tom’s focus for every student is enjoyment - to have fun with music. Learning an instrument should be an enjoyable experience, and each person learns in their own way. Tom believes that music allows our creativity to grow and gives access to a new way to communicate with others. His teaching style is flexible, fun and focused on the learner’s needs, in a friendly and safe environment.
Teaching in Drums
Tom teaches drum kit from absolute beginners to advanced/professional level at any age.
He is a very patient and encouraging tutor, and loves seeing his students excel. With a range of teaching techniques, Tom aims to help his students develop their technique, musicianship and creativity. Timing is another focus for drumming - making sure your groove feels good and you can play in time with others - Music is a shared art form and therefore Tom encourages students to play along to any music as much as possible.
A key area for Tom is to inspire creativity, pushing the student to come up their own ideas. This encourages the student to discover new sounds, patterns and new music themselves, which promotes self-led learning and practice.
Tom is experienced at teaching graded exams with multiple boards such as Trinity Guildhall and Rockschool, as well as those working toward Music GCSE, A levels and even Degree level. All students will be presented with a form of written music as Tom believes it is a great skill to have.
Over multiple lessons, Tom will set the students attainable goals. These goals will vary in difficulty, length of time to achieve and style. There will be a stretch goal for...
