• Structured, modular learning
• Clear, simple, good value pricing
• Regular feedback on student's progress
• Pro-quality drums, cymbals and sound systems used
• Enjoyable, fun and effective lessons

Professional drum tuition for all ages & levels

James has been playing drums since 1986, playing all over the U.K, and contributing drums & percussion on three well-received albums by singer-songwriter Nicky Swann. He has also written on motivation and practice for Modern Drummer, the world's most widely read drum magazine.

In 2003 he attained a distinction in the CIPD Certificate in Training Practice qualification, and is a professional trainer.

James became a Drumsense tutor in 2008, and became a Drumsense Master Tutor in January 2013. He now teaches a very healthy roster of private students of various ages & levels, also teaching in several schools as a peripatetic tutor, as well as providing drum tuition for Exeter University music scholarships.

James uses Sonor & Slingerland acoustic drums, along with Protection Racket cases, Aquarian drumheads, Roland electronics & Bill Sanders practice pads. He is also a proud endorser of Istanbul Mehmet cymbals, & is on their team of UK educators.

He is married with three children, and lives in Totnes, Devon.

Trading Since

2009