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Ipswich Star: Weird ways to keep fit in 2018

I was featured in the Ipswich Star's Weird Ways To Keep Fit in 2018 article!

Scroll down to number 13 in the piece or read below...

The drummer for New Wave US pop pioneers Blondie, Clem Burke, was once the subject of a study that contrasted his heart rate while on the kit to a footballer throughout a 90-minute period. Both averaged a heart rate of 140 to 150 BPM. So if you’d rather hit the sticks than the pitch you can be sure you are still keeping yourself fit. A professional drummer will use his whole body to produce the beat, arms hitting the drums and feet pumping the foot pedals. One person who knows this very well is Ross Farley, who teaches drum lessons at South Street Studios, in Ipswich. He says: “Drumming is a great workout, especially mentally and for coordination! I have a number of students in their 30s to 60s who come to me for that reason, putting aside the fact that it is pretty good fun too.”
Ross, who as drummer with bands Angry Vs Bear and Death By Lasers, has supported acts such as Florence & The Machine and The Futureheads and had his music played on BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music, offers 30-minute and one-hour lessons. He says: “Lessons are suitable for all ages and abilities, and for fans of any style of music. And importantly, they are fun. I’m firmly of the belief that learning should be an enjoyable experience, not a painful one!” For more information or to book lessons, visit here.
Five Things #30

Every Wednesday I share five things I liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

  1. An excellent exploration of The History Of Rhythm from the BBC World Service. As a rhythm nerd, I loved this!
     
  2. "Change what you know, change what you believe, and you change the actions. Learn to see, to understand, to have patience, and you learn to be the kind of person who can make a difference." — Education is the answer
     
  3. A while ago, I deleted Facebook and Twitter from my phone in an attempt to reduce the effect of external events on my day and mood. The temptation to check them was always too much for me. My next goal is to quit paying attention to the news at all.. which won't be easy. — Want to Really Make America Great Again? Stop Reading the News
     
  4. I'd never really considered how much sound influences the design of our manmade surroundings. 99 Percent Invisible's episode on The Evolution of Architectural Acoustics was really fascinating.
     
  5. "How did the day pass? I didn’t even feel it passing; it stole away from me and escaped." How to get important things done.

That's all for this week. If you enjoyed it, sign up to receive future posts or check out my previous Five Things posts.

Attention Drummers!
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I've been teaching drums for around ten years and playing for close to 17. Over that time I've written a lot of lessons for my students and my plan is to (eventually) share it all on the new Drummer Resources page of my website FOR FREE!

Each lesson will feature a PDF download and a brief explanation on how to practice and get the most out of the material. It's going to take me a while to upload everything so please bear with me!

If you have any requests send me an email.

Enjoy!