Monthly Archives: September 2013

Regency Modern Jazz Jam Visit

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I had been looking recently for jam night events in and around Leicester, mainly to put together an event list for students at DHDW to help them gain live playing experience. In amongst this internet and pub trawl (crawl?!) I was also on the lookout for any opportunities to stretch my own jazz-playing legs, as this is an area I have not exercised – outside of the teaching studio – for some time now. How happy I was then, to happen across the Modern Jazz Jam held at the Regency Sports and Social Club in Leicester: Two-for-one! Continue reading →

Rockschool

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Dye House Drum Works: a Rockschool exam centre in Leicester.

I’ve been teaching the Rockschool syllabuses pretty much since they started out, on a machine cassette-based audio format (true!). Since then, they have displayed a keen ambition in developing constantly relevant content and garner ever wider international recognition for their qualifications. Many of my students have benefited greatly from the structured learning these grade packs bring and indeed, have secured places on some of the country’s best contemporary music further and higher education courses with the aid of performance skills or UCAS points gained from pursuing them.

Dye House Drum Works is a registered Rockschool Public Examinations Centre and runs open exam days throughout the year. See the Rockschool website for details.

 Or contact our drum school!