Jonathan Curtis
Silver Member
Hi all,
I'm starting drum lessons again shortly, and am planning to take my grades. I have a few questions and queries which I would appreciate a little advice on.
Firstly, in the UK we have to Grading Bodies: Rockshool, and Trinity Guildhall. From what I can tell, Trinity is the more "prestigious" of the two, with Rockschool being a little more modern and simplistic. Is this correct, and does anyone have any experience of these two exam boards?
Also, I have been drumming for about 11 years. 4 or 5 of those have been serious, with between 2-4hours a day of regular practice. I play in bands, gig and record, so I am pretty experienced in the drums. How will I find fitting in to the graded syllabus? Should I just start at Grade 1 for the sake of completion, or start at something more my level? I feel I would be at or above Grade 8 for some aspects of my playing, and perhaps lower for other aspects, so I'm not really sure what to expect.
With the amount of practice I do, what sort of time line would I be looking at for the completion of my grades?
A little advice and information about this would be really appreciated.
Thanks,
Jon
EDIT: Just to add, I will of course find a very good drum teacher for this.
I'm starting drum lessons again shortly, and am planning to take my grades. I have a few questions and queries which I would appreciate a little advice on.
Firstly, in the UK we have to Grading Bodies: Rockshool, and Trinity Guildhall. From what I can tell, Trinity is the more "prestigious" of the two, with Rockschool being a little more modern and simplistic. Is this correct, and does anyone have any experience of these two exam boards?
Also, I have been drumming for about 11 years. 4 or 5 of those have been serious, with between 2-4hours a day of regular practice. I play in bands, gig and record, so I am pretty experienced in the drums. How will I find fitting in to the graded syllabus? Should I just start at Grade 1 for the sake of completion, or start at something more my level? I feel I would be at or above Grade 8 for some aspects of my playing, and perhaps lower for other aspects, so I'm not really sure what to expect.
With the amount of practice I do, what sort of time line would I be looking at for the completion of my grades?
A little advice and information about this would be really appreciated.
Thanks,
Jon
EDIT: Just to add, I will of course find a very good drum teacher for this.