If you are looking for drum lessons in Kelowna, look no further!
The Drum Studio offers lessons on snare drum, drum set and percussion in many musical and drumming styles. You will find the DRUM STUDIO conveniently located in Kelowna, BC in the Glenmore area (near the Kelowna Golf & Country Club).
Whether you are a—
- beginner drummer - school band percussionist - older adult drummer - house of worship drummer
—the DRUM STUDIO is the best environment to learn or upgrade the necessary understanding, concepts, and skills in becoming a confident drummer, percussionist and musician.
The DRUM STUDIO curriculum offers a diverse program focusing on four main areas of study:
Snare Drum
The snare drum is a common percussion instrument found in orchestras, marching & concert bands, parades, drum corps—and an integral piece of the modern drum set.
Learn to properly hold the sticks
Understand the various grips (German, French, Traditional, American)
Execute the various strokes (rebound-down-tap-up)
Learn Moeller technique to increase control, speed, power and endurance
Become proficient in reading rhythms
Instruction in the various school concert band books such as Standard of Excellence, Essential Elements and more
Perform rudiments, rolls, and snare drum solos such as The Connecticut Halftime,Three Camps, Drum Corps on Parade and more!
The drum set evolved over the latter part of the 19th and throughout the 20th-century. Originally referred to as the “traps”, it is a combination of many percussion instruments from American military, European Classical orchestra’s, and World percussion instruments.
Learn many different styles on the drum set including Rock, Jazz, Shuffles, Funk, Country, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Hip-Hop, Rap and more.
Develop coordination and a strong sense of time
Develop the ability to compose and play fills, solos
Play with thousands of recordings including your songs!
From Symphony orchestra’s to the Concert Band at school, the many percussion instruments used in European classical music seem to be endless! That makes learning exciting!
Learn the various percussion instruments including the snare and bass drum, crash and suspended cymbals, mallet percussion, tambourine, triangle and other related percussion.
Understand how to function and perform in an orchestral setting
Perform popular orchestral pieces such as the 1812, Scheherazade, Pique Dame, Bolero
From South America and beyond, the world of “World Percussion” includes instruments that are struck, scraped, rattled, rubbed and more to produce the various sounds! Using the hands, sticks, mallets, hammers, the diversity is breathtaking!
Learn the various percussion instruments including the conga drums, timbales, djembe, bongos, shakers, tambourine, blocks, bells and more!
Understand how to apply them in a school band or house of worship chart
Play along with thousands of recordings
Understand how to work the percussion and drum set together
Lonnie’s Drum Studio offers two fully- equipped rooms with the following features:
Orchestral Room including:
3 concert snare drums, bass drum
Orchestral bells & Pearl EM-1 mallet station
Multiple crash cymbals & suspended cymbals
triangles, castanets, tambourines
conga & timbale drums
cowbells, maracas, shakers, blocks
and more!!
Drum Set Room including:
3 drum sets including a Jazz, Rock & Fusion kits
drum kits include blocks, bells, tambourin, timbale
marching band rig with toms, snare drum, crash cymbals
Both rooms include music playback, musical notation via TV chrome cast, metronomes, loops, and a Zoom Q8 video recorder.
EXCLUSIVE to the DRUM STUDIO! A “silent” drum kit featuring a set of Remo Silent Stroke heads and Sabian Quiet-Tone Cymbal package. Come early to class to warm-up your chops—but don’t tell your Mom & Dad as they will want the rig!!
These features provide you with most efficient and fun manner of learning to play all the drums and percussion!
