BRITCHOPS DRUM TUITION

Business Description

Britchops Drum Tuition was formed in 2002 and offers a high quality drum course via download for all beginners aged 11-101 throughout the UK from London to Birmingham, Surrey to the West Midlands.

Business Services
Britchops Foundation Drum Course.

Business Products
The Britchops Foundation Drum Course is a new interactive MIDI eBook download drum course in Adobe PDF format. This course provides all the information you need to begin learning today's popular drumming styles such as Pop, Rock and Britpop/Indie in the comfort of your own home. Drum charts by top UK Britpop acts Oasis and Cast are featured by kind permission from Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Publishing. Other features include extensive MIDI file library in GM/GS/XG format, Digital Imaging, Professional Drum Score Notation and extensive Tutor Notes. Find out more @ www.britchops.co.uk

Business Qualifications
T J Shaw is a top graduate and ex-tutor at a leading UK Drum Academy. He has over 25 years playing experience and has been taught by some of the world’s leading drum teachers and working professionals. He holds a Diploma in Contemporary Music (Distinction with Hons) in Drums from the Academy of Contemporary Music, Guildford (www.acm.ac.uk).

In addition to his playing experience throughout the United Kingdom (in Surrey, Kent, Hampshire, Berkshire and South Yorkshire), the author has several years experience as a drum instructor (including six months at the Academy of Contemporary Music, Guildford, Surrey, UK).

The author has received tuition from some of the best drum educators and players in the world inc: Neil Wilkinson (Inc’s: Everything But The Girl; Joan Armatrading; LA Sessions and Sir Paul McCartney etc.); Pete Riley (Jan Cyrka; currently UK Britpop act Republica; tutor ACM.); James Porter (former head of drums, ACM) and Laurence Hall (Player,Teacher at the Holistic Drum Agency and Author of The Outer Limits).

The author has also received masterclasses from great players such as: the very cool Steve White (currently Paul Weller); Greg Bissonette (US drum master and all-round top bloke! Worked with Steve Vai; David Lee Roth; Santana and Joe Satriani to name but a few!); the fantastic and inspiring Dom Famularo (Education Director and consultant for Sabian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks, and Premier Percussion Ltd.); the amazing latin drummer Richie ‘Garate’ Garcia (Michael Jackson’s former percussionist) and the awesome Jim Chapin (Legendary Drummer and technique expert.); Steve Washington and Russ McKinnon (Inc. Tower of Power and Madonna no less!).