“When I retired I finally had the time to fulfill a lifetime dream and learn the art of drumming. I found Stu via a friend of a friend and am so thankful that I did. He has so much patience and a passion for drumming that each weekly lesson is great fun and the homework that he sets is, whilst sometimes challenging, nearly always achievable.
When I sometimes hit a wall and think that I am out of my depth, Stu always approaches my problem from a different angle and by the end of the lesson I am back on track.
Stu is very encouraging and gives praise when it is due but if I tend to get a bit lazy with anything, I am soon aware that I need to up my game.
I thoroughly recommend Stu as a professional tutor who has a great musical skill, and empathy for those less skilled and able to get the best from his students.”
My son (age 10) really looks forward to his drum lessons with Stuart. He is very patient and gives lots of encouragement to help my son tackle more challenging drum beats. Stuart makes the lessons fun and flexible by tailoring the lessons around songs that my son enjoys playing along to. As a result my son is making great progress and gets to play along to his favourite tunes. I highly recommend Stuart – he’s an excellent drum teacher.
I approached Stu to give me a few lessons to rekindle my interest in drumming – something I had abandoned years ago. Stu through his patience, all round ability and easy going nature gave me more than just drum lessons, he opened up a whole world of drumming with different styles and rudiment techniques. In simple terms he made it fun and something to look forward to. The only reason I stopped lessons was to move abroad, and will be getting a drum kit and carrying on playing that great instrument, with Stus advice ringing in my head. I would easily recommend Stu to anyone who has an interest in drumming – both young or old.
Son Harry started lessons with Stu last year. Loves the lessons both online and in person. Can’t believe how quickly Stu got him playing, it looks so complicated. Fantastic teacher and would highly recommend. To get a teenager away from their gaming just shows how much they he enjoys the lessons and his practice.
Stuart is a great drum teacher. He started teaching our 12-year old son from mid-2011 and we’re delighted with his service.
He is very reliable, always communicates well if visit dates or times have to change for any reason and is always patient and good-humoured with our son, who likes him a great deal.
Stuart is a gigging musician with excellent musical qualifications and a demonstrable knowledge of many different drumming styles. I can’t recommend him highly enough.
Stuart is a patient and talented drum teacher, who manages to adjust his methods and expectations according to the pupil and their individual needs. He has managed to inspire my teenage son to continue with lessons despite only intending to do them short term for his D of E skill. Stuart is also extremely efficient and well organised. I would throughly recommend him as a teacher.
I was highly impressed with the quality of Stuarts drumming lessons. He was conscientious and patient tailoring the lessons to my ability and the type of music I was interested in. He was always well prepared before lessons and gave a lot of thought to their content. I thoroughly recommend him to anyone wanting to learn drums.
I found Stuart to be extremely professional when he taught me drums. He was consistently organised, encouraging, supportive and flexible. His patience, clarity of explanation and confidence were sufficiently balanced to make me want to learn more. I would have no hesitation recommending him to anyone.
