Student Journey
Track your path from first lesson to performance ready
Every student moves at a different pace. This roadmap shows the kind of skills and confidence we build through each stage of exam and performance development.
Exam Progress
Select a stage to see example lesson content and home practice.
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Getting started. Learning to hold the sticks and create your first steady beats.
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Building foundations. Simple rhythms, coordination drills, and counting.
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Growing confidence. Full songs, groove control, and first live performance.
- 4
Intermediate. Sight-reading, stick control, complex rhythms, exam-ready.
- 5
Advanced. Technical mastery, improvisation, and professional-level timing.
- 6
Gigging, recording, and leading rhythm sections with confidence.
Drums example
Grade 5
Intermediate. Sight-reading, stick control, complex rhythms, exam-ready.
Lesson focus
Sight-reading, Independence, Style vocabulary
Example lesson
Read an unseen groove, identify the style, and build a musical variation.
Home practice
Alternate sight-reading with groove practice so reading stays musical.
Ready for the next stage when...
Handle an intermediate exam piece with musical control.