Ted Peacock
London, Ontario · 30+ Years Teaching

How do you want to play drums?

Personalized drum lessons drawing from 30+ years of professional experience across rock, pop, jazz, funk, and more. Discover the world of drumming and make the music you want to play.

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Personalized Lesson Plans

Rudiments, Fills, and Solos

These time-tested techniques and sticking combinations accelerate your abilities and provide useful ways to create drum beats, fills, and solos.

Styles & Grooves

Drum beats and rhythms that shape and propel genres and styles of music — Rock, Pop, Metal, Country, Blues, R&B, Funk, Reggae, Jazz, Afrocuban, and Brazilian.

Transcriptions

Learn the beats, fills, and solos of the great players that have influenced the trajectory of the drum set.

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Grip

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Open Stroke

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Rolls

Students & Recommendations

LOUIE HENNESSY
Long after our lessons starting at 8 years old, Louie Hennessy graduated from the Fanshawe College Music Industry Arts program and now plays for the group Strange Ways. They are a 3-piece thrash metal band out of London, ON. In their first 3 years as a band they released 2 demos, one 7” EP via Grooves Records, and one 12” LP ‘Hand of the Maze’ via Yeah Right! Records. Their debut LP was recorded by Taylor Young (Twitching Tongues, Nails) in Van Nuys, California.

“Ted is an extremely patient teacher, while at the same time pushing his students to become the best they possibly can. The first time I ever played behind a kit was in my first lesson with Ted, and to this day I am still learning and drawing influence from Ted’s style and techniques. Whether you are just starting, or have been playing for years, I think drummers of any age or skill level can learn and grow, as a musician with the knowledge and experience Ted has to offer.”

DANIEL PAVKEJE
Daniel came to prepare his audition for the Humber College music program. He was chosen from hundreds of drummers to attend the school. Since graduation in 2019 he's become a musician with the Canadian Armed Forces band stationed at HMCS York in Toronto, ON. He is also a student Studio Assistant at Gordon Wragg Recording. Studios.
GLENN KITCHEN
Glenn drums for the group Chasing Mondays. We worked on some technique and chops building exercises. Last year we took off to Detroit to catch the sensational drummer Stanton Moore with his band Galactic.

“Teds a great teacher with a wealth of experience and talent. Couple that with his easy going patient personality which make lessons a real treat. Highly recommend Ted.”