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Since 1999, David Debono has helped over 1000 drummers, aged 5 to 70, ranging from beginner to advanced take their drum playing NEXT LEVEL.
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Susan Hyatt

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Dave is a fantastic drum teacher! Our 9 year old son has come a long way in a short time since commencing drum lessons with Dave and always looks forward to his lesson each week. Highly recommend Dave who is very talented, a great guy and is also very patient with our son who often has his own ideas to share with Dave each week.

Aanchal White

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Dave is dedicated teacher who knows how to teach music in a fun and interesting manner. My son loves his music lessons with Dave and has come a long way and shown a lot of improvement in the months since he first started. I would highly recommend Dave if you are looking for a great music teacher.

Rebecca Clarke

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Dave is a fantastic drum teacher, my son always looks forward to going to his lessons and enjoys them every week. My son has improved a lot since first starting lessons with Dave, I love to hear how much he has improved when he practices at home. I highly recommend Dave as he is very talented and is a great music teacher.

Kymberley Cahill

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Dave is an incredibly patient & passionate music teacher. Our children find his teaching style fun, creative & energetic! We couldn't be happier with his music lessons & would highly recommend him.

Sarah Johnston

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Dave is awesome - great with my young boys who have just started lessons with him on drums! Highly recommend!!

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  • This is Me – The Greatest Showman – Drum Lesson

    • 5th Feb, 2018
    • 9:48 AM
    • David Debono
    • 2 Comments
    Howdy fellow drummers! In this article we are going talk about the 3 must know drumming parts of the hit song 'This is Me' Of course, this is all explained and demonstrated in the lesson, so go ahead and check it out here... [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VmlqigbtNQ[/embed] Lets break this song into 3 easy parts. The Intro... The intro of the song uses an accented single stroke roll on the snare drum... 1 e a u 2 e a u 3 e a u 4 e a u Lets go ahead and add the bass drum on the 1,2,3,4 And lastly, we can add some 5 stroke rolls to spice things up... The Chorus Here we have a really solid beat. The High hat is playing 8th notes, the snare is on the 2 and 4, while the bass drum in moving around a little. Ok, lets add some double bass drums to lift the energy and intensity of the beat. The Fill Here is a fill that occurs twice towards the end of the song. Watch the video for an example on this one.

    Howdy fellow drummers! In this article we are going talk about the 3 must know drumming parts of ...Read More

  • How to create more talent

    • 5th Feb, 2018
    • 9:48 AM
    • David Debono
    • No Comments
    Are you born with talent or is it something we can create? This is a burning question that will often have people divided. Recently I ready an amazing book called 'The Talent Code' by Daniel Coyle. He shares his experience of travelling the world for a number of years where he spends time in what he calls 'Talent Hotbeds'. These are places; pockets in communities, where way above talent is created. After spending years in these talent hotbeds, interviewing and studying the 'talent' he noticed that no matter which 'talent hotbed' he was in around the world that there was 3 common denominators that seemed to be strongly evident. 1. Deep Practice They all practiced 'deeply'. This means practicing every day things that are challenging, making mistakes then correcting them. This process of deep practice wraps 'Myelin' around the circuit pathways that are responsible for the skills. Simply put, the more 'Myelin' that is wrapped around the circuit pathways, the stronger, faster and better the skill. 2. Ignition Ignition is something that drives a person at the core. Often, its a persons challenging experiences in their life that cause them to change their mindset. Ignition is where a person level of drive in a particular area is raised to the level of 'obsession' where they simply 'have ' to do something. This is important, as it gives them the energy and motivation to do daily 'deep practice'. 3. Master Coach To become the best, model the best. All great athletes, artist and others at the top of their game have had teachers and coaches who gave them the insights they needed to take their game to the next level and beyond. A master coach can see things we cant see. They can impart their wisdom and rituals that we can model and therefor get the same results as them, yet in a much shorter timeframe. Watch the video for more detailed answer on what creates talent. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8-oNqdPtrg&t=1s[/embed]

    Are you born with talent or is it something we can create? This is a burning question that will o...Read More

  • Tommy Igoe and his famous lifetime warm up

    • 5th Feb, 2018
    • 9:48 AM
    • David Debono
    • No Comments
    Where ever Tommy goes, I go... Tommy Igoe is without exception one of the greatest teachers I ever had. Funny enough I have never me him in person but have spent years practicing his amazing work in his books and dvds. In particular, his dvd titled 'Great hands for a lifetime' is a great product which can really improve a person hand technique big time if they put in the work. The great thing about the lifetime warm up is the way in which Tommy takes us through all the rudiments in one session... So, if you are serious about drumming, I want you to make sure you go out and get Tommy's amazing dvd, Great Hands For a Lifetime... no no, I'm not getting paid to say this. I'm saying this because I want you to get the amazing results I got too... Here is some footage of me playing though some of the Lifetime Warm ups... Check it out! [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcD7zkBW09A[/embed] [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NcEQ7y92x0[/embed]

    Where ever Tommy goes, I go... Tommy Igoe is without exception one of the greatest teachers I eve...Read More

  • Top 20 Drum Books that will improve your playing

    • 5th Feb, 2018
    • 9:48 AM
    • David Debono
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    Having played drums for around 30 years, you would think that I would have entire library of drumming books that I use. The truth is, that's only half true. You see, even though I have a massive library of drumming books, I have found that its best to go really deep with a few books than to dabble with hundreds of books. Let me say that again... "its best to go really deep with a few books than to dabble with hundreds of books" The following books are the ones I have really focused my time and attention on over the years... [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6hcCObXEvE&t=9s[/embed] #20: 'Steve Gadd 'Up Close' By Steve Gadd https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Gadd-Up-Close/dp/0769260608 #19: 'Drum Charts for Backing Tracks' By Tom Jackson #18: '4-Way Coordination' by Marvin Dahlgren #17: The essential guide to Reading Rhythm' By Bill Kezelos #16: 'On The Beaten Path' By Rich Lackowski #15: 'Master Studies 2' by Joe Morello #14: 'Rudiments and Motions' By Franks Corniola #13: 'Thomas Lang: Creative Control' By Thomas Lang #12: 'Groove Perspectives' By Darryn Farrugia #11: 'The All American Drummer' By Charley Wilcoxon #10 'Progressive Steps to Bass Drum Technique' By Ted Reed #9 'Master Studies' By Joe Morello #8 'Phantom Groove' By Roby Corelli #7: 'Advanced Techniques For The Modern Drummer' By Jim Chapin #6: 'Syncopation' By Ted Reed #5: 'Accents and Rebounds' By George Laurence Stone #4: 'Rhythm Section Drumming' By Frank Corniola #3: 'Stick Control' By George Laurence Stone #2 and #1: 'Groove Essentials 1.0 and 2.0' By Tommy Igoe

    Having played drums for around 30 years, you would think that I would have entire library of drummin...Read More

  • How to play drums without wrist, arm, back and knee pain.

    • 5th Feb, 2018
    • 9:48 AM
    • David Debono
    • No Comments
    Playing drums without pain is one of the worst experiences ever... Well, almost... I can speak from experience in this area as I spent a fair few years playing drums in pain... I saw doctors, physios, massage therapist, Chinese doctors, chiropractors, surgeons... and LOTS of them too... Nothing really helped... Until... I read a book called 'Pain Free' By Pete Egoscue [embed]https://www.amazon.com/Pain-Free-Revolutionary-Stopping-Chronic/dp/0553379887/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525584762&sr=1-1&keywords=pain+free+by+pete+egoscue[/embed] This book really changed my thinking. More, importantly I started doing the exercises and found I got my body back on track... I was now pain free from doing these exercises... The only challenge I had with doing these exercises was the amount of time it took to do these exercises... It often took 30-60 minutes... I then came across a great book that gave a set of exercises that had a very similar approach and result, yet in only 3-5 minutes... The book is called '3 Minutes to a Pain Free Life' [embed]https://www.amazon.com/Minutes-Pain-Free-Life-Groundbreaking-Prevention-ebook/dp/B000FCK4VS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525585250&sr=1-1&keywords=3+minutes+to+a+pain+free+life[/embed] So, if you are a drummer in pain (or simply in pain) I recommend checking out one of these books and trying it out... Or you could simply check out the exercises in the below video... [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAHpKaLis0E&t=347s[/embed] Dave Debono DD Drums

    Playing drums without pain is one of the worst experiences ever... Well, almost... I can speak...Read More

  • How to play drums without getting back pain

    • 5th Feb, 2018
    • 9:46 AM
    • David Debono
    • No Comments
    Back pain doesn't have to be a part of your life... And it certainly doesn't have to be a part of your drumming! I'm going to share with you one simple strategy for eliminating pain from your back when drumming. Its worked for me and many of my students too... All you will need is a medium size towel and your drum throne! If you want more information on this simple strategy for eliminating back pain, here is where I learnt it... 8 Steps to A Pain Free Back For instructions on this method, check out this video where I explain it all for you... [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAUYPY1XOPw[/embed]

    Back pain doesn't have to be a part of your life... And it certainly doesn't have to be a part of y...Read More