Drum teacher
Learn a groove like you remember a song
I’m Andre. I teach drums to beginners from a small practice room by the coast, and I sell a video course, workbooks, practice sheets and tees.
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Downloads arrive by email as soon as you pay.
- PDF · 28 pages$12
First Grooves Workbook
Twelve beats from one bass drum and one snare to a full rock groove, each with a chart and a practice page.
- PDF · 32 pages$14
Fills and Rudiments Workbook
The small hand patterns behind every fill, written out with sticking and a place to log your tempo.
- PDF · 12 charts$8
Rhythm Reading Chart Pack
Twelve printable charts that take you from quarter notes to sixteenths, with the count written under each bar.
- PDF · 12 weeks$6
Practice Log
Twelve weeks of simple pages for writing down what you practised and how fast you played it.
- PDF · 24 printable cards$7
Metronome Practice Cards
Twenty-four cards, each with one pattern and a tempo to start at, to print and shuffle.
- Audio · 10 backing tracks$19
Backing Track Pack
Ten slow and medium tracks with no drums, so you can play along to something that sounds like a song.
Printed to order
Merch
My designs, printed to order and shipped by Printful.
About
About me
I started on a bucket and two wooden spoons when I was nine, and I got my first real snare when I was twelve. I taught myself from videos and a lot of mistakes, and at seventeen I began showing my cousins what I had worked out. Most of them could play a simple beat within an evening, and I have taught the same way ever since.
I am twenty-two now and I teach full time, in person and online. You do not need a big kit, a studio or any talent you have not already got. You need a pair of sticks, a pad or a pillow, a metronome and twenty minutes a day. I film the lessons in my practice room and write a letter every week about what I am working on.
Practice Notes
A short letter every Thursday from the practice room: one groove to learn, one habit to fix and one thing to try this week.
Questions
How do the downloads arrive?
After checkout you receive an email with a download link, and the same link is shown on the confirmation page. The workbooks and charts are PDFs to print, and the backing tracks are audio files you can keep.
Is there merch?
Yes: tees, hoodies, mugs, totes, prints and stickers with my own designs. Each is printed to order and shipped by Printful, and the cost and delivery time show at checkout.
Do I need a full drum kit to start?
No. A pair of sticks, a practice pad or a firm pillow and a chair are enough for the first month. The course shows you how to move to a kit when you are ready.
How often does the letter come, and how do I leave?
One every Thursday. Every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom, and it works at once.