Ash is a fully qualified drum teacher providing face-to-face drum lessons. Ash welcomes students of all ages and abilities, whether you've never picked up a pair of sticks before, or want to polish up your existing skills on the kit. Ash is incredibly passionate about teaching and ensures that lessons are always tailored to suit every students specific individual goals on the drum kit, whether that be to progress through drumming grades, improve your overall timing, expand your fill vocabulary, develop key drumming skills and techniques, or to simply to take up a new hobby and play along to your favourite songs.
1-to-1 Drum Lessons at Ash's Studio in Oxted, Surrey
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Learn on an acoustic drum kit in a fully-equipped, soundproof studio.
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Personalised lesson plans tailored to your specific goals on the drums.
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Professional environment free from distractions and noise, allowing you to focus on learning and practice.
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Prepare for and undertake graded examinations (Trinity, Rockshool).
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Located in Oxted town centre with good parking and transport links.
Lessons in the Comfort of Your Own Home
Prefer learning in your own space or on your own drum kit? Ash offers visiting drum lessons at your own home in the following areas: Oxted, Westerham, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Petts Wood, Orpington.
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Same tailored approach as in-studio lessons.
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Able to provide necessary equipment (speakers, practice pad, resources).
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Ideal for younger students, or those with busy schedules.
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Learn in a familiar environment on your own drum kit, set up your way.
School Drum Lessons
Ash currently teaches in a number of schools across Surrey, delivering peripatetic drum lessons that work around and complement students' curriculum. If you are a school interested in offering drum tuition to your pupils, or a parent wishing to enroll your child for drum lessons at school, please do get in touch.
Ash currently teaches at the following schools:
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Dunottar School, Reigate
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Wray Common Primary School, Reigate
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Burstow Primary School, Horley
For your peace of mind Ash has an enhanced DBS check in place and has attained a Post-Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning from the British & Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM).
If you would like to enquire about booking a lesson with Ash either at his studio in Oxted or a home-visit, please get in touch by clicking the button below.

Examples of what you can learn with Ash
Drum grades & exams (Trinity/Rockschool)
Essential drumming techniques & rudiments
Reading drum notation and drum charts
A wide range of drumming styles (Pop, Rock, Funk, Soul, Jazz, World Grooves etc.)
Songs from your favourite bands/artists
Live performance skills and performing with a band
Playing along to a metronome/click track
Student reviews
"My lessons with Ash have been fantastic and I am delighted with the progress I have made. Lessons are always structured to cover a mixture of skills and styles of music, so the variety has kept things fresh and really broadened my playing. Ash is extremely patient and empathetic, always keeping the lessons fun. I would strongly recommend Ash as a drum tutor for any aspiring drummer young or old."
Paul Berdugo - Student
"Ash has been teaching my son to play the drums for over three years and I have seen my son's confidence and ability on the drums grow. Ash helps him to play with the correct technique, all whilst keeping it fun playing along to songs he loves. My son always looks forward to his lessons with Ash."
Roberto Menichinelli - Parent of student