Career Foundations Certificate in Drum Performance

1-Quarter Program (10-weeks)

For aspiring professional drummers who want to take their first step into the world of professional drumming in NYC.

Career Foundations Certificate in Drum Performance

Take the first step in your career as a professional drummer at The Collective Global Vision. The Career Foundations program prepares you with the necessary knowledge and experience to begin working in the music industry and continue your music education.

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

$6,250

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

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 an ensemble with professional NYC musicians

Use stick, foot, and limb independence techniques

Study rudiments and ambidexterity with NYC’s top technical drummers

10 Weeks

of well-rounded music education

59.5 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]

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.

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.

PREP REAL-DEAL REHEARSAL I: Students work together in a rhythm section format, under the supervision of a faculty member, to rehearse a series of practical real-life situations, the mastery of which is essential to every performing rhythm section musician.                      

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 in addition to practical knowledge like setting up the drum kit.