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Drum lessons london - school of drumming londonDominique Pizzinante drummer

The School of Rhythm is a music school specialising in drum tuition. It was established in South East London, Forest Hill, SE23 in 2003 and offers drum lessons to children from
the age of 6 to adults. All levels are catered for. Preparation for theTrinity Guildhall and Rock School drum-kit grades are available for those who wish to take this route.

The drum studio is based in Forest Hill town centre, SE23 - literally 2 minutes walk from
the train station. It is equipted with 3 drum kits and a professional sound system to practice along with backing tracks.

Drum lessons are on a one to one or group of 2 basis, one hour weekly or fortnightly.
Other drum group practice sessions are held monthly to greatly boost the student's stick control (open to all students and people from outside the school).

Due to Dom's career commitments the number of students per week is limited. To check if there is a slot available which would fit your (or your child's) schedule contact him through the 'contact' link above. You can sign up for one hour or choose from various discounted packages. Payment options are cash, cheque or with a credit or debit card via Paypal.

We also give you the opportunity to offer drumming vouchers as gift to friends and family
- see left column.

Steve Ferrone has been the drummer for:
The Bee Gees, Scritti Politti, Brian May, Anita Baker, George Benson, Jonathan Butler,
Bryan Ferry, Climie Fisher, Eric Clapton, Christine McVie, Peter Frampton, Jeff Golub, Rick James,
Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Freddie King, Pat Metheny, Marcus Miller, Morrissey-Mullen, Dick Morrissey, Jeffrey Osborne, Paul Simon, Duran Duran, Bernie Worrell and Jaco Pastorius,
Al Jarreau, Michael Jackson..
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Chick Corea's SPAIN by STEVIE WONDER at the O2 in 2008
featuting Stanley Randolf on Drums.. and a few others!
The drum solo starts at 10:00 but if you wish to live 11 minutes of pure happiness listen to it all!

The Mayor of London's Music Education Strategy has identified a pressing need for a comprehensive audit of music education in the capital. Please click on this link to fill
out the survey. www.musiceducationaudit.com

 
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Most of our students come from Forest Hill, Dulwich, Honor Oak, Greenwhich, Black Heath, Bromley, Croydon and around.

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Luke and his band have won the Battle Of The Band in Clapham!

Amy has begun reaharsing with her first girl band!

Luke, 14 has begun to rehears with his first rock band! Watch that space!

Max Threadgill's band PALMS album launch and a great video of their track WRECK is now available HERE!

The Forest Hill Let's Drum Project is starting. It is giving access to professional drum tuition to local children and young adults from low income families. For details, please email through our contact page. Organisations & persons who wish to support or sponsor the project are of course welcome (and will indeed be needed in a near futur).

Yussef Dayes and his band United Vibrations are performing Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July at The Secret Garden Festival and were featured on XFM last Tuesday evening!

Noah Cayenne Elliott and Wayne O'Connor passed their Grade 1 Trinity Guildhall 17 & 18 July.
Noah scored 93% and was awarded 'distinction'. The examiner commented 'Terrific playing, very well done '. This is the best result sofar and well deserved: Noah is HOT! Wayne got 85% and was awarded 'merit'. Considering that he practiced at home without a kit this too is an exceptional result. And guess what? a brand new Gretsch kit has now been delivered to his home!
Keep on practicing guys!

Finley Maplestone, 7, passed his Grade 2 Rock School with 'distinction' last week, scoring and amazing 88% - this is a VERY Well Done! Keep going Finley!

5 students of the school (6-39 yr old) took their grade exams at Trinity Guildhall
on April 17th. All passed with excellent results. Oscar Lowe grade 1, Solomon Omar Appleby grade 2 and with 'merit': Angelo Darriet grade 2, Isaac Mensah Grade 1, Gary Maplestone, grade 4. Well Done guys, and keep
on practicing!

17 yr old drummer Jack Hayball and his band 'The Reverse' are in the studio recording their first album! This is real good rock music and Jack's drumming is brilliant! You can listen to new tracks on Myspace here. They are receiving more and more attention from promoters and are gigging regularly. See dates on their Facebook here.

21 yr old drummer Maxwell Threadgill and his band 'Palm' are recording a new EP! We just love Max's band. great singer, great songs and superb drumming! You can listen to 2 of their new tracks at their Myspace here.

17 yr old drummer Yussef Dayes' band 'United Vibrations' launched their new single 'Galaxies No Ghettos' on Feb 28th at the Roundhouse Camden - London!
The band is classified as 'non-classifiable'. They have coined a new name for their particular style music: '12 Tone'. These guys are making history... See more info on their Myspace here. And a splendid video of the track 'No Space No Time' is now available here! Now he is what I call a drummer!

Drummer Yussef Dayes from 'United Vibrations' is featured in Drummer Magazine Jan 2011 issue - Read Yussef's interview in the 'THE RISER' section - full page article!
They have mis-spelt Dom's name (Pizzante instead of Pizzinat) but this young man is on his way to the top!!!
(Click on the pic below)

Solomon Appleby Omar is 11 yrs old and has been a student of the school since 2006 (see 'photos') . He has recorded his first single, a Christmas song entitled 'Starlight Baby' in which he sings and plays drums!!!!
- now available on Itunes.
All info on myspace here.

Dominique Pizzinat and the School of Rhythm have been featured in the South London Press (Tuesday Nov 30, 2010 publication) - first page headline and 3/4 page article inside.
(Click on the pic below)

Drummer Yussef Dayes with his Honor Oak based band 'United Vibrations' have been supporting US singer Aloe Blacc on 'Later with Jools' live on BBC2 - Oct 26 and 29th 2010.
Other guests included Sir Paul McCartney, Neil Diamond and Elvis Costello.
They also played on Canal Plus TV channel in Paris alongside Eminem and Scissor Sisters.

Yussef was one of the The School Of Rhythm's 1st students.

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