A Drum Hangs Zoom Workshop with John Riley
Mon, Aug 10
|Zoom Online Session
On this exclusive Drum Hangs workshop, John will give us a unique insight into the playing of legendary drummers such as Mel Lewis and Joe Morello whilst showing us a few tricks of his own! Don't miss your chance to learn from a true master of our art.


Time & Location
Aug 10, 2020, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM GMT+1
Zoom Online Session
Guests
About the Event
John began playing drums at the age of eight, after receiving a snare drum as a gift. With the support, encouragement and patience of his parents, John and Mary Ann, he played in the school band and began drum lessons with a good local teacher, Tom Sicola. While under Tom's guidance, he gained control of the snare drum through work on the rudiments and reading. Eventually, he acquired a complete drumset and lessons expanded to include "beats of the day," coordination and reading studies for the drumset. At age twelve, John began playing in rock bands and heard his first jazz recordings, the soundtrack to The Gene Krupa Story and Max Roach's Conversation. Two years later, he played his first "professional" gig, which he obtained through an audition played over the telephone. John began studying with Joe Morello in 1971, after meeting him at a drum symposium. John went on…
Tickets
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£15.00
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