Career Advancement Certificate in Drum Performance

2-Quarter Program (20-weeks)

For aspiring professional drummers who want a well-rounded and practical education in drum performance.

Career Advancement Certificate in Drum Performance

Take the next step in your career as a drummer at The Collective Global Vision. The Career Advancement program prepares you with all the fundamentals you need to work in the music industry.

Small Class Environment

Get extra individualized attention from NYC’s top producers and teachers with a 5-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio.

1-on-1 Private Lessons

Your anchor teacher will guide you through your program in weekly mentorship sessions.

Collaborations with Pros

Get in the studio with NYC-based vocalists, instrumentalists, and producers.

Program Cost

$12,500

By the end of your program you will be able to:

Competently perform on the drum set in a variety of styles and musical situations

Learn Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Funk, Latin, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and World Music

Sight read and improvise in various musical settings and collaborative environments

Play in ensembles with professional NYC musicians and your peers

Use high-level stick, foot, and limb independence techniques

Study rudiments and ambidexterity with NYC’s top technical drummers

10 Weeks

of well-rounded music education

119 Hours

of guided learning with a music industry professional

Daily

access to the facility and production gear

Weekly

networking and workshop events

Your Curriculum

APPLIED THEORY I: [ONLINE]    

KEYBOARD SKILLS I: [ONLINE]

ANCHOR TEACHER PRIVATE LESSONS: Students are assigned a private instructor who acts as the student’s principal teacher and advisor regarding the tasks presented in the overall program. Students meet with this anchor teacher on a weekly basis and focus on both the reading and technical skills required by each foundational style.

STYLE PREP SEQUENCE – STYLE PREP I: Students work with an instructor on their instrument to develop a conceptual framework and application of applied techniques and reading comprehension to perform in a rhythm section setting in the designated contemporary root style of Jazz. Each week’s class is dedicated to a particular sub-style.

STYLE PREP RHYTHM SECTION I: This class gives the student the opportunity to apply the work done in the style prep classes in an actual rhythm section setting made up of professional musicians. 

DRUM TECHNIQUE I: This foundational course focuses on essential drum set techniques, emphasizing proper posture, grip, stroke development, and basic independence. Students develop mastery of fundamental rudiments including single strokes, double strokes, paradiddles, flams, rolls, and their variations. The curriculum emphasizes reading skills, coordination, and time-keeping through progressive exercises designed to build a solid technical foundation. Students will demonstrate their growing proficiency through in-class performances and a final performance.

APPLIED THEORY II: [ONLINE]

KEYBOARD SKILLS II: [ONLINE]

ANCHOR TEACHER PRIVATE LESSONS: Students are assigned a private instructor who acts as the student’s principal teacher and advisor regarding the tasks presented in the overall program. Students meet with this anchor teacher on a weekly basis and focus on both the reading and technical skills required by each foundational style.

STYLE PREP SEQUENCE – STYLE PREP II: Students work with an instructor on their instrument to develop a conceptual framework and application of applied techniques and reading comprehension to perform in the designated root style of Modern Popular Music (Rock, Funk, and Blues). Each week’s class is dedicated to a particular style or groove.

STYLE PREP RHYTHM SECTION II: This class gives the student the opportunity to apply the work done in the style of preparation and student rehearsal classes in an actual rhythm section setting made up of professional musicians. 

DRUM TECHNIQUE II: Building upon the foundation established in Drum Technique I, this course advances students’ technical abilities through more complex applications of rudiments and coordination exercises. Students develop increased facility with advanced rudiments including ratamacues, dragadiddles, inverted paradiddles, and multiple bounce rolls. The curriculum emphasizes the development of advanced independence, dynamic control, and advanced reading skills. Topics include intermediate coordination patterns, advanced bass drum techniques, expanded hi-hat applications, and the orchestration of rudiments in extended combinations around the drum set. Students continue to refine their practice methodology and technical efficiency while developing increased speed, control, and clarity in their playing.