“It’s a medium tempo shuffle”
“We’ll go double time at the end”
“Can you play a Samba?”
“I want something like the Bo-Diddley Beat”
“Give me a march in the middle section”
“There’s a 4-bar drum break after the guitar solo, come up with something”
“Let’s try it with accents on the off-beats in the chorus”
“I’ll email you the charts, check them out before the rehearsal”
“Slow Blues in E, lets go”
“Ritard over the last two bars”
“Bring it down for the 3rd verse”
To fulfill these requests you would need to know a wide range of styles, be able to read music, understand
music terminology and be able to express your own ideas on the drums.

At Rhythm House we build complete drummers, we’ll ensure that you have no gaps in your drumming
knowledge.

               We’ll teach you:
                                       •        How to read drumset notation
                                       •        To understand music terminology
                                       •        To play confidently in a wide range of styles.
                                       •        How to express yourself behind the kit.

That way, when you’re in the drumming hot-seat you’ll be able to play confidently, dynamically and creatively.
What's more, with these skills you'll be able to carry on learning throughout your drumming career; so as
musical styles change and evolve you'll be able to keep up with the latest ideas.