Double stroke rudiments around the kit in Harrow, London

The double rudiments have endless and tasteful ways of playing and doing permutations and variations around the hats, toms and bass drum.  The same can be said for the paradiddle rudiments, but with the double stoke rudiments, you have access to variety, dynamics; all due to the fact that double stroke is easily broken down into two strokes – say on snare and two on bass.  If done fast, or slow, it brings about an effect that sounds bigger than the sum of its parts.  Have a look at this video.  From Kasem, West London Drum Tutor, drum tuition in Harrow, London. www.westlondon-drumtutor.com

Drum kit practice and lessons in Harrow, London

The way I have been practicing mirrors exactly how I teach drums: metronome rudiment on snare and around the drum kit, reading exam pages or other drum books, and playing songs.  I use different grips, dynamics and a range of different songs to lock into grooves and experiment with fills and solos.  The minimum I practice a day is one hour, and after purchasing the new Trinity Guildhall and Rockschool grades 7 and 8, I have more reading to do and some fine tuned drum kit playing.  From Kasem, West London Drum Tutor, drum classes in Harrow, London.  www.westlondon-drumtutor.com 

Practicing double bass drum in Harrow, London

I have recently purchased a DW 7000 Double bass pedal and now I have started to practice using the rudiments, playing triplets, semi quavers and demi-semi quavers with an 8ths hat feel.  Lots to do but it is high time I learned to use a double bass drum pedal with panache and exuberance.  From Kasem, West London Drum Tutor, drum lessons in Harrow, London.  www.westlondon-drumtutor.com 

DW Double bass pedals Harrow Drum Lessons, London

I bought the DW Double Bass Pedal 7000 model.  It works beautifully and though not the top range double bass pedal, it is engineered with delicacy and is robust and durable.  Suitable for the professional drummer, or the exploring neophyte.  From Kasem, West London Drum Tutor, drum teaching in Harrow, London.

DW DOUBLE BASS PEDAL

Drum practice in Harrow, London

I practice with my band, and do three intensives a week that include reading charts, rudiments with a metronome and improvisation and playing to music.  My regime is satisfying and I have been doing double stroke rudiments with bass, snare and toms and added them to my playing.  Great to see technical commitment turn into something creative and fluid.  From Kasem, West London Drum Tutor, drum teacher in Harrow, London.  www.westlondon-drumtutor.com

Drum lessons in Harrow

Learning drums is part of an overall musical education.  It is practical and theoretical and both aspects complement the other in the sense that you do not learn anything that is not backed by a simultaneous practical and theoretical duality.  Teaching drums also teaches me and I now have a deeper understanding of music, styles, theory, grade exams and the value of reading and playing by ear.  As an open handed drummer, my students can play both open handed and cross stick technique.  This has only happened recently.  From Kasem, West London Drum tutor, Drum Lessons in Harrow, London www.westlondon-drumtutor.com 

Drumming to a grade 6 level in Harrow, London

My latest student has a plan to gain the skills to get into university to study music.  He is quite an excellent drummer with great chops and moves around the drum kit with energy.  We are preparing to polish up his reading to a grade 6 level and it is refreshing to have a student that is powerfully self directed to reach a goal.  As a drummer and teacher I feel my knowledge is used to a great extent and happy that my fellow drummer and musician is 'getting there'.  From Kasem, West London Drum Tutor, drum lessons in Harrow, London.  www.westlondon-drumtutor.com