Chris B

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About Chris B

Chris is a highly experienced educator and professional musician. Chris trained at Leeds College of Music under the tutelage of world class drummers Sebastiaan de Krom and Steve White and was awarded a Masters degree in Music Performance with Merit in 2018. 

Chris is an active and versatile musician specialising in jazz and regularly performing in rock, pop and alternative/folk ensembles across the UK . Chris also plays piano and composes and arranges music for his own jazz ensemble. Chris has a breadth of experience in education having taught in schools, community settings, on youth programmes and tutoring privately over the past ten years. Chris has specialist experience working with the primary age group and has a wealth of skills and resources to support students with additional learning needs.

Chris has tutored dozens of students in drum kit and successfully entered students for graded exams achieving a 100% pass rate with merit or distinction. Having trained in music leadership in London, Chris works for several leading arts education organisations and regularly attends continued professional development sessions to further develop his teaching skills and improve the student experience.

Learning Drum Kit with Chris
Chris teaches drums to students of all ages from beginners to advanced

Drum lessons with Chris include:
- Drumming technique
 - Playing in different styles jazz, pop, rock, hip-hop, latin, global rhythms and more  
 - Learning to play your favourite songs
 - Improvisation
 - Playing to backing tracks or in a band
 - Music theory, notation and sight reading and much, much more!

Genre
Chris has a wide knowledge of all genres, particularly Jazz, popular and Latin styles and will help develop the skills needed to pursue any passion.

First lesson
Before the first lesson, Chris will make sure he understands the student’s needs and will provide a rough outline of how the lesson will proceed. The lesson will begin with a brief chat and an introduction to the drum kit before deciding on a musical path to explore.

Beginners
Chris has lots of experience working with beginners of all ages and is adept at unlocking musical potential in his students. Everyone has a heart beat and we can all find our rhythm!

Please feel free to write Chris a message if you are inter...

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