Drum Tuning and Maintenance

Overview:

During this excellent Drum Tuning and Maintenance course you’ll be taught by Joe Randeen, a veteran drummer, who will demonstrate the challenges of tuning and maintaining your drum kit. Re-train your ear and learn how to produce the best possible sound from your equipment. In addition, you’ll learn to select, replace, and properly tune drumheads as well as selecting sticks. Learners will also explore how to maintain your whole drum kit, to achieve the best sound possible.

Our courses couldn’t be more convenient, the course material is delivered straight to you and can be adapted to fit in with your lifestyle. It is created by experts within the industry, meaning you are receiving accurate information, which is up-to-date and easy to understand. This course is comprised of professional learning material, all delivered through a system that you will have access to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 365 days (12 months).

What skills will I learn?

• Understand the various drum types
• Learn how to tune various drum types
• Learn to maintain your entire kit

Meet the instructor:

Joe Randeen has been drumming in live and studio situations for over two decades and is also a multi-platinum award-winning producer (RIAA) with over 40 releases worldwide. Currently, Joe is the co-founder and COO of HowAudio.com. Joes desire is to mentor and help younger players learn, grow and excel. “There are plenty of great videos on how to play the rudiments, a drum-kit, and different styles, but no one ever teaches the beginning drummers how to tune and maintain their kits. This title does just that.”

Course outline:

• Module 01 : Introduction
• Module 02: Drum Tuning and Maintenance
• Module 03: Conclusion

What are the requirements?

• You must be 16 or over
• You should have a basic understanding of English, Maths and ICT
• You will need a computer or tablet with internet connection (or access to one)

How will I be assessed?

• You will have one assignment. Pass mark is 65%.
• You will only need to pay £19 for assessment.
• You will receive the results within 72 hours of submittal, and will be sent a certificate in 7-14 days.

Certification:

Those who successfully pass this course will be awarded a Drum Tuning and Maintenance certificate. Anyone eligible for certification will receive a free e-certificate, and printed certificate.

Career Path:

This excellent Drum Tuning and Maintenance course will qualify you to be a Recording Engineer. As a Recording Engineer you could work for an existing organisation, or could work on a freelance basis. The average salary of a Recording Engineer in the UK is £23,538, and this will go up with experience (payscale.com). With this course you could fulfil any of the following roles:

• Recording Engineer
• Sound Engineer
• Audio Engineer
• Music Producer
• Musician