About me

Claire has been a drummer for over 20 years and

her professional career saw her touring the U.K.

and Europe extensively.She also has a vast

experience of sound engineering and promoting as

well as recording.

Having started with snare drum and percussion at

school including playing with the Bristol Schools

Orchestra she later started playing the drum kit

and taking her playing and lessons seriously

After a great deal of experience playing with local

bands she met some very talented and experienced

musicians with whom she set up a highly successful

professional function band.This band toured extensively

every year both in the U.K. and abroad with their favourites being Holland, Germany and Portugal gaining an excellent reputation and attracting top level management.She mixed this with deps and recordings for a variety of artists covering many different styles.

Claire first started teaching privately after completing her first teaching qualification (she has since become a fully qualified teacher through studying in her free time).After building-up a successful private practice she taught in primary and secondary schools for Bristol City Council,Bath & North East Somerset and Wiltshire County Council.She has also taught in private schools and ran several series of highly popular band workshops in youth clubs in Bristol and Bath.

Claire currently mixes playing regularly with a variety of bands with teaching children drums and teaching at the popular Access to Music college based in Bristol.The A-Level equivalent courses run there are aimed at musicians,singers,DJ's and producers and are designed to prepare them for a career in the music industry.

More details on www.accesstomusic.co.uk .Click here for link.

Or click here for the Bristol Access to Music site.

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