From the Blog
29 July 2023
TheDomDom’s Summer Term Concert 2023
Our Summer Term Concert 2023 was the first DomDom Concert to offer my drummers the chance to perform with a live band. This presented a great first hand opportunity to experience the...
4 May 2023
A pleasure shared is a pleasure doubled
Playing drums by yourself is fun but playing drums with other musicians is a pleasure shared and a pleasure doubled....
30 April 2023
TheDomDom’s Spring Grading 2023
I'm very pleased to say that everybody passed with flying colours and that 38% of the drummers grading achieved a distinction - our best result to date....
29 April 2023
TheDomDom’s Spring Term Concert 2023
The DomDom's Spring Term Concert was our 5th concert and the 1st we staged at our new bigger venue The Pavilion, which allowed us to accomodate increased demand and to stage our...
7 April 2023
Talent loves work ethic
Talent wants to be friends with a healthy work ethic to properly flourish. That's why I'm keen to reward effort and work ethic. ...
14 September 2022
Transferable skills
I believe that the ability to perform and entertain is a crucial part of any musician’s skillset. That’s why I stage regular concerts. They enable my drummers to hone these skills. What...
30 August 2022
A good balance between joy and progress
One thing I’m very keen to share with my drummers is the joy of making music. That great feeling when you lose yourself in playing – only to come back happier...
13 April 2022
Third Time Lucky
After a 2 + year pandemic related wait, it was a little slice of heaven to resume staging the DomDom concerts and to provide my drummers with an opportunity to hone their...
25 March 2022
Drums graded music exams
In January 2022, 11 of those I have the pleasure of drumming with set themselves the challenge of achieving their first or next drums graded music exam. I am very pleased to...
12 August 2020
Online drum lessons and silver linings
A little thank you to all the drummers that stuck with me and moved their drum lessons online during lock down. I'm very grateful. ...