I'm currently in the process of launching the Drumlist Newsletter. Each issue will contain all sorts of drumming goodies — PDF lessons, technical exercises and advice, exercises for improving creativity and vocabulary at the kit, and a load of other useful resources. All for free.

If you like the sound of this (did I mention it's free?) visit www.drumlist.com to sign up. The first edition goes out very soon!

This summer me and my Kick! Music Schools pals are running two Rock Schools (25-29 July, 22-26 August).

It's always good fun and a great way for 11-17 year olds to build confidence, learn about songwriting, recording and take a leap outside of their comfort zones.

You can learn more about the Rock Schools by visiting www.kickmusicschools.co.uk.

I have a weekday and weekend times available for drum lessons at South Street Studios in Ipswich. The studio is easy to find (it's just around the corner from Coes on Norwich Road) and it's conveniently right next to a large car park.

For more information on lessons and for testimonials from parents & students head over to the Drum Lesson page. If you'd like to book your first lesson, get in touch!

Hot Dog

Here are the five things I thought were worth sharing this week: 

1. Brain Pickings is one of my favourite sites on the internet. I could (and regularly do) spend hours getting lost in the endless wisdom contained within it's pages. This post titled 10 Rules for Students, Teachers, and Life by John Cage and Sister Corita Kent is a new favourite. I liked it so much I printed a copy of the rules to put on the wall above my desk.  — “Rule 6: Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail, there’s only make.”
    
2. Austin Kleon is an author and artist that I've mentioned in several other posts. In this interview, he talks about his artistic process, his books and his thoughts on what it takes to live a fulfilling ‘creative’ life. Definitely worth listen if you are a creative individual or want to be!
    
3. “Labels are releasing cassettes again, but there's a place where they never went out of fashion: prison” From last week's episode of 99% Invisible. Are cassettes making a comeback?
    
4. Hearing Buddy Rich's drumming as a teenager is what inspired me to start practicing and to take my drumming seriously. This video is a fine example of his genius.
    
5. Ólafur Arnalds is a classical and electronic musician from Iceland, and someone I find incredibly inspiring. He has a huge body of work and regularly shares it for free, including this beautiful song “Study for Generative Piano (i)”. You can download sheet music for a lot of his songs on his website.

That's all for this week. If you liked this, check out my previous Five Things posts or sign up to receive future posts straight to your inbox. Enjoy!

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!