"Highly recommended for all drummers who want to build those fundamental "non-glamorous" skills that enable you to play all the flashy fun stuff with speed, dynamics, and ease!"
Tom Z.
Los Angeles, CA
"Stephen is a great drum teacher. Through his patient, easy going instruction on the mechanics of drumming, I've been able to fix a lot of self taught bad habits and improve my technique. He also challenged me with coordination exercises that really improved and broadened my drumming tool kit, which will help me play an even wider variety of styles than the rock/punk/ska I grew up playing along to. Stephen is non-judgmental, focusing on where my playing abilities were and how to help me achieve my goals. He also helped with a variety of elements around ergonomics and overall setup, tailored to me and not following some "this is the only way to do it" arbitrary set of rules. I never thought Zoom drum lessons would work, but they did and Stephen has been a huge help. Highly recommended for all drummers who want to build those fundamental "non-glamorous" skills that enable you to play all the flashy fun stuff with speed, dynamics, and ease!"
"If you want to discover what's holding you back and see significant growth in your playing, I highly recommend Stephen's personal instruction."
Ā Jim W.
San Fransisco, CA
"As a self-taught drummer, I suspected I had lots of bad habits that were limiting my growth, and I watched countless YouTube videos to try to correct them. After limited success, I finally reached out to Stephen.Ā
"He began by helping me change my grip, foot position and kit ergonomics.Ā Those were big adjustments, but I felt immediate improvement, and within weeks, I finally felt like I was getting out of my own way, and I now see vastly more potential in my playing. I had no idea how much my bad habits were holding me back, and Stephen helped me correct them within the first couple of lessons.Ā I've realized the smallest changes can make the biggest difference, but it's hard to determine what those are from videos alone.
"Stephen is patient, professional, and an exceptional listener.Ā His 'non-glamorous', no-frills style is exactly what I was looking for.Ā If you want to discover what's holding you back and see significant growth in your playing, I highly recommend Stephen's personal instruction."
"Once [relaxed grip] started to click my anxiety around my pain started to disappear and I was able to see a path towards a freedom in my playing that Iāve never felt before."
Mike G.
Toronto, Ontario
"I came to Stephen Clark a broken drummer. I had struggled as a self-taught player for literally decades. I had a lot of anxiety surrounding my playing, so much so that I had given up playing the drums for a number of years. I saw some of Stephenās YouTube videos and for the first time in a long time thought, āmaybe this is something that I can get better at?ā I reached out and started doing private lessons over Zoom.
"My hands needed to be 'unlocked' essentially. I had a lifetime of gripping the sticks too tight and it was causing stiffness and pain. Each stroke would send a jolt down my arm. Stephen took the time to watch multiple videos of me playing singles in slow motion, and he was able to pinpoint where my fingers needed to loosen up. At first it was a struggle - Again so much muscle memory. But slowly over the weeks and months I was able to loosen both the fulcrum point and my fingers to the point where I was feeling what Stephen calls the āfree bounce.ā Once that started to click my anxiety around my pain started to disappear and I was able to see a path towards a freedom in my playing that Iāve never felt before.
"Stephen has been patient with me while I stuck on the same couple of exercises for weeks on end until I could get the feeling in my hands that I was looking for. Iāve had other instructors over the years that I would try for small periods of time and they were insistent on following their method with very little room to move outside it. Again Stephenās patient and encouragement has made me feel more confident than I ever had on this instrument. I would recommend him to anybody struggling with any part of your playing. I cannot stress what a huge help this has been to me."
Here are some big results students are achieving regularly...
Learning Exactly What YOU Need to Practice
When I’m able to personally see what your strengths & weaknesses are, we’re able to work together to create a practice plan tailored to your needs. This has helped every one of my students build confidence that their practicing IS working and paying off.
Perfecting Your Hand & Foot Technique
It's the subtle nuance of grip and technique that make a world of difference with rebound, speed, fluidity, and even timing! I love seeing the massive grip improvement so many students make in their very first lesson.
Becoming At Home on the Kit
99% of the time, coordination is the answer when you're lacking comfort, confidence, and ability to execute on the kit. I work with my students to find the best coordination growth method for them, whether it means working in rock, jazz, or Latin.
Right now I am fully committed to the students inside my paid membership as well as my premium courses, so I'm unable to add new one-on-one coaching students at the time.
So Iād like to offer you something else insteadā¦
You know what the biggest thing is I end up working on with literally EVERY one-on-one student Iāve ever taught?
HAND TECHNIQUE.
Guess what? I teach everything you need to know for faster, smoother hands inside my complete hand technique method, Total Hand Freedom.
Go check out TOTAL Hand Freedom if you're wanting to...
- Eliminate your weak hand
- Break past your speed wall
- Nail your favorite songs
Student after student has worked through this game-changing program, and the results speak for themselves. You might even gain MORE value out of THF than you would working with me one-on-one. And youāll save a bunch of money. :)
Shoot me an email if you have any questions!
Stay Non Glamorous,
Stephen
