Free online interactive drum lessons
Richard Wilson (from RAW studios) in Halifax has started doing online live interactive drum lessons via his website www.rawstudios.net. It's been up and running for 2 weeks now and I highly recommend it.
The first lesson is absolutely free, with no commitment for any further lessons. Subsequent lessons are priced at £3.49 per half hour.
Whilst I appreciate there's loads of you tube videos out there to crib from, I've found Richard's live lessons priceless in that you can suggest what topics you would like to see covered in advance via the facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_162897500432805&ap=1
and you can submit questions throughout the broadcast which Richard deals with in "real time". Last week's lesson on the use of paradiddles in fills and grooves ran to almost 45 minutes by the time Richard had finished answering the questions submitted. For a teacher who has some considerable reputation in the drum teaching/clinician world (and who would usually cost £30 per hour for a one hour lesson) it represents awesome value for money.
He already has some video lessons on you tube
http://www.youtube.com/user/richardwilsononline
- there's one on the cissy strut which I've been having a whale of a time with. Funky as owt it is!