TESTIMONIALS

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Thomas is a fantastic teacher with the patience of a saint. Lessons are tailored to my level and learning style giving me the most out of my hourly session. The amount covered in the lessons, as well as the ‘home work’ exercises, are perfect – they challenge but do not overwhelm. Thanks for everything so far Thomas!“

Lois Green

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“My son is autistic and the fun he has and support he receives from Tom is superb. He loves his drum lessons it is the highlight of his week. And there has been a massive advance in his skill and confidence since he has been attending. Great value, great atmosphere and great fun.”
John Slaven

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“I had always wanted to learn to play the drums. At 34 I thought it was too late….but no!… I found Thomas and within a few months he has given me the confidence to really love my new hobby and my skills are developing quickly. He challenges me enough to make sure I’m continually learning but also ensure that it’s fun at the same time. Thomas is a highly skilled drummer and a patient, fun and helpful teacher. I would highly recommend to any aspiring drummers out there.
Eliana Guart

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“After an initial 70th birthday gift of four drumming lessons with Thomas Sutherland, I have now been receiving personal tuition from him at the Carlton Studios for the last year. I think he offers good value for money and he’s very flexible about individual arrangements. Thomas is an excellent teacher who is clearly very passionate about his craft. He still studies drumming himself and plays regularly on the local music circuit. He rightly focuses on good technique and places great store on the importance of frequent practice as a means of improvement.
He consistently provides feedback via email on progress made and on additional work that should be completed between each lesson. He caters for your own personal music preferences and will try to teach the songs that you like to play. Lessons with Thomas are always full of hard work and good fun. He himself delights in your progress and it has been really interesting for me to identify previous bad habits and then replace them with the correct approach.
I can thoroughly recommend Thomas to students of any standard. To those are just curious and unsure about whether to go or not, my advice would be to give it a try and see what happens!”
Brian Harold

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“Thomas is a superb kit player, percussionist and all round musician. He has great skill in bringing out the best music from people with a wide range of backgrounds including disabled people and people with additional support needs. We are very proud to have Thomas as part of Paragon’s amazing team of inclusive musicians.”
Ninian Perry, MD at Paragon