DRUM TEACHER SHEFFIELD
Want to learn to play the drums or improve your technique?
I am a professional musician & teacher based in Sheffield. I have over 20 years experience and have helped many of my students to realise their ambition of playing the drums Check out my book 'Why Should I Learn Drum Rudiments?'
To get in touch please email me from the contact page
1-1 Lessons
Delivered In Your Own Home
1/2 Hour £14.00 1 Hour £25.00
1-1 Online Lessons delivered
1/2 Hour £12.00
1-1 Lessons @Hybrid 3 Studios In Heeley
Sheffield 1/2 Hour £14.00 1 Hour £25.00
Why Should I Learn Drum Rudiments?
drum tutor book out now!
As a working musician
Recording
Lessons at Hybrid Studio
Lessons are available at Hybrid Studio In Sheffield as well as being delivered in your own home.
`Why Should I Learn Drum Rudiments?'
Check this new book out. Great for teachers to use or for those students who want some inspiration. Written by local pro drummer and teacher Brian Bestall (was a teacher at Rockem years ago!). In a nutshell the book applies drum rudiments around the kit. There's some really nice ideas in this book. We are local stockiest of this fabulous book.
Rockem Music
As a working musician I perform all over the UK
playing in a variety of settings and styles. I believe that that
your teacher should be a working
musician
Recording- this is a picture of me having fun in the studio during the making of the new 2017 Unsung album
The painting below is one of 9 which were inspired by the Unsung album. One for every track!
Getting the best out of your kit can be
achieved by tuning and using the right drum
heads.
Good posture is also important, you may need to adjust your drum stool as you grow
Zoom online lessons Drum lessons Now Available
For many people this will be a great option with lessons delivered at a time to suit you in the comfort of your own music room.
Many people live in remote areas or on the fringe of a major town with travel eating up a great deal of time travelling to and from music lessons. It also gives me the opportunity to reach out to students anywhere in the World! And to current students who may have recently moved or now live away from home at university.
How Do I Book A Lesson? To arrange your first on-line lesson simply email me from the contact page with your preferred start date and availability and I will reply within 24 hours.
Lesson duration 30 minutes
Cost £12.00 per lesson payable
at least 1 day in advance of the scheduled lesson. Please send your
enquiry via my Contact page.
ABOUT ME
Hi my name is Brian Bestall and I have been a professional musician and teacher for over 20 years
I grew up in a musical family surrounded by musical instruments the one instrument missing was the drums so naturally that was the one for me
My first teacher was Hayden Cooke. He was a professional musician who worked in the theatre and drove me very hard on the importance of rudiments. He would ask me to start a double stroke roll and pop out to make a cup of tea! I was expected to still be rolling when he returned!
My second teacher was my local hero Terry Clayton. He played at the famous Sheffield Fiesta Club. He taught me the importance of sight reading and would show me the charts of many of the world's greatest artists who would appear weekly at the club. The first time I saw Buddy Rich it was from the wings of the theatre and was so blown away that I was unable to speak to him or ask for his autograph
And finally my mentor, American teacher and drum tutor publisher Joel Rothman for all the books he has written and his wise words. Thanks Joel
Professional Career
Author of-
Why Should I Learn Drum Rudiments?
Roundhouse London
Buxton Fringe
(Best New Show 2017)
Edinburgh fringe Festival 2018/19
Cheltenham Literature Festival
Marsden Jazz Festival
Buxton Arts Centre
Pomegranate Theatre
Jazz In The Botanical Gardens
Nantwich Jazz Festival
Bert Kaempfert Orchestra
Regional Jazz clubs
TV & Radio Commercials
Albums
Black Coffee - The Morning After
Impressions - No Moon At All
Genevieve Carver - The Unsung
Genevieve Carver - A beautiful Way To be crazy
I am currently playing with
Chronology Jazz
The Unsung
Shibboleth
I am a
Musicians Union member & registered teacher
I am
an approved Trinity College teacher
DBS (CRB) Enhanced Certificate
John Bonham said -
Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at