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| Address: |
HADDINGTON
Lothian
EH414AH |
| Home Phone: |
07872380754 |
| Mobile Phone: |
07872380754 |
| Instruments: |
DRUM KIT
DRUMS
DRUMKIT |
| Ability Levels: |
Beginners to Advanced |
| Genre/Style(s): |
Upbeat is opening a new studio for Edinburgh at Portobello Community Centre for lessons each Sunday.It also has studios atEast Lothian, West Lothian & THe Scottsh Borders. The class sizes are 5 students with six drum kits so there's no waiting around to get on a kit.
The Beginner course is a come & try which runs for 10 weeks with no requirement to own a drum kit or read music. The Intermediate courses are designed to get students from Grades 1-4 and the Advanced courses allowing students to acheive Grades 5-8 using the popular & nationally used "Rockschool" syllabus.
As "Drumsense" approved tutors we also teach the ever popular "Drumsense Program" whose author "Colin Woolway" was Suzie Quatro's drummer & contributes to the UK's best monthly drum magazine "Rhythm".
In addition to this you will learn to play songs from popular bands both modern & classic. Enrol today for classes beginning early in the New Year by going to our "Enrolment & Info Section", download the "enrolment form", "course info" & "terms & conditions", emailing back the completed enrolment form to upbeatdrumschool@hotmail.co.uk or call James on 0787 2380 754 for more info. |
| Qualifications: |
DRUMSENSE TUTOR
National Certificate in Music Performance. |
| Fee (30 minutes): |
£8.00 |
| Fee (45 minutes): |
£12.00 |
| Notes: |
James Robertson is the founder of Upbeat Drum School which he formed in 2001 with the help of Helen Harper (Tranent Community Development Officer), the Scottish Arts Council (Lottery Awards for All Scheme), the Redhouse Home Trust and the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) all of which granted funds.
The Drum School is a non-profit music initiative.
James is the tutor along with Arlene Valente. He has been teaching drums at Upbeat for 7 years and has previously played for the Edinburgh Acting School and Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Over the past 7 years he has taught numerous students. Many of them have went on to pass their Rockschool drum exams or formed their own bands and are playing in the county and beyond.
In 2003 James co-ordinated a 6 month music workshop project at the Drum School, not only for drummers but also for other musicians, inviting various bands - most notably Fish (ex-Marillion singer) who also performed a concert.
The Upbeat Drum School websites can be found at:
www.upbeatdrumschool.spaces.live.com (East Lothian)
www.upbeatdrumschoolsb.spaces.live.com(Scottish Borders & Berwickshire) |
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