Drums

FUNDAMENTAL
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED
GRADE EXAMS
FUNDAMENTAL
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED
GRADE EXAMS
DRUMS

Level 1

Course Duration : 6-8 Months | Classes : 1Hr,2Hrs Classes / Week
Class Type : Institute / Online
Class Format : Individual / Group
Overview
The course aims to improve your overall coordination, touch, and dynamics, and gain a solid foundation in drum set performance and musicianship.
Eligibility / Prerequisites
  • Kids should be min. of 7+ years.
  • The student should have access to a drums practice pad and sticks.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to drum kit.
  • Knowledge about Notes, Rests, and Beat Values.
  • Playing all notes individually.
  • Able to play Single stroke, Double Stroke, and Paradiddle on the snare drum with foot coordination.
  • Play around the drum kit with right leading and left hand leading.
  • Intro to staff notations.
  • Knowledge abt stave lines, drum keys, time signature, Barlines, double bar lines, repeat sign and repeat the whole section sign.
  • Time signature 3/4, 4/4, and 2/4.
  • Intro to quarter note grooves and eighth note grooves.
  • Exercises based on the quarter notes and eighth notes.
  • Intro to different styles like straight 8 Beats, Basic Latin Beats, and 3/4 straight Beats.
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Level 2

Course Duration : 6-8 Months | Classes : 1Hr,2Hrs Classes / Week
Class Type : Institute / Online
Class Format : Individual / Group
Overview
This course introduces different rudiments, dynamics, Time signatures, and Playing styles.
Eligibility / Prerequisites
  • The student should have access to a drum kit or practice pad setup.
  • Should be able to sight-read.
  • An assessment test will be conducted to enroll in this level.
Syllabus
  • Continuation of the Drums level 1 course.
  • Introduction to 32 notes and 64 notes.
  • Playing rudiments like Flams, Drags, Ruff Triplets, Swiss Army Triplets, Buzz Roll, double paradiddle, and para para Diddle.
  • Knowing different dynamics.
  • Learning different Time signatures.
  • playing different styles like 12/8 beat, basic 2/4 beat, basic rumba, indie rock, Bossa Nova, reggae.
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Level 3

Course Duration : 6-12 Months | Classes : 1Hr Classes / Week
Class Type : Institute / Online
Class Format : Individual
Overview
In this course, student will focus on developing advanced level rudiments and different play styles along with songs.
Eligibility / Prerequisites
  • The student should have access to a drum kit or practice pad setup.
  • Should have a good understanding of the music theory.
  • Should be able to sight-read.
  • An assessment test will be conducted to enroll in this level.
Syllabus
  • Get to know single stroke four, single stroke seven, and Five stroke roll.
  • Playing Triple Paradiddle.
  • Get to know how to play Flam Tap, Flam Accent, Flamacue, Flam Paradiddle, Inverted Paradiddle, Pata fla fla, Single Drag Tap, Double Drag Tap, Dragadiddle.
  • Playing on compound and irregular Time signatures.
  • Styles - Swings, Jazz Waltz, Tango, Disco, Funk, Samba, Afro Cuban, Mambo.
  • Playing songs based on the above styles.
  • Intro to more dynamics.
  • Polyrhythms.
  • Syncopation.
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Grade Exams

Course Duration : 6-12 Months | Classes : 1Hr,2Hrs Classes / Week
Class Type : Institute / Online
Class Format : Individual / Group
Overview
Students who have completed their fundamental courses or grade exams and looking to pursue their further grade exams.
Eligibility / Prerequisites
  • The student should be min 7+ Years
  • Basic to advanced sight-reading
  • Essential Music theory
  • The student should have access to a DRUM kit
Syllabus
  • Trinity Classical drums grade syllabus for the current year.
  • Trinity Rock & Pop drums grade syllabus for the current year.

Our Instructors

Nilanjan Chakraborty

Drums

Nilanjan has been playing and teaching drums for the last 14+ years. He has worked with different bands varying from full western outfit to folk Fusion bands, he also enjoys playing different styles of genres like Latin, Funk, Blues, Rock, Alt Rock, Newage. On the professional front, he received his grades from Trinity College of London.

He is Soft Spoken and easy to approach. always looking forward to helping out students with any questions.