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Posted by Darren Ashford on November 22, 2017November 24, 2017

Welcome to my website! My name is Darren Ashford, I’m a session drummer, educator, published author and self confessed gym rat.

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TT12 Today’s ‘Traditional Tuesday’ features lots of flams. They’re great chops builders especially those that use hand-to-hand combinations. Enjoy! Q: What is Traditional Tuesday? A: ‘Traditional Tuesday’ is a collection of improvisation and exercises documenting my practice of traditional grip. From 1984 to 2009 I played predominately traditional grip and now that I have a regular practice/recording/teaching space I thought that it’d be a good opportunity to dust off the cobwebs and get my chops back. It’s also an excuse to work on my filming, editing and mixing skills. I hope you enjoy them. DM for private lessons in Birmingham & London or follow the link in the bio. #traditionaltuesday #darrenstraditionaltuesday #drummerlife #drumminglife #drums #drumlife #drumming #instadrummer #instadrum #drumlife #drummersofinstagram #darrenashford #mapex #mapextomahawk #vicfirth #shure #shuremicrophones #teamcakesen #chops #traditionalgrip #traditionalgripdrummer #drumteacher #bimmbirmingham #icmplondon #midlandsdrummer #drumuniversity #snaredrum #shurebeta181 #drumlessons #drumlesson

Ahead of teaching solo performance for drummers at BIMM Birmingham this Autumn, I’d thought I’d post some improvised solos. It’s amazing what you learn by engaging in the process of self-reflection by recording your playing. Seeing what works and what doesn’t. Give it a try! Happy drumming!! I’m available for private lessons in Birmingham & London. If you’re interested DM me or follow the link in the description. #darrenashford #drummerlife #drummer #drummersofinstagram #instadrummer #drumming #drumminglife #bimmbirmingham #icmplondon #meinl #vicfirth #mapex #pearldrums #drumsolo #chops #zildjian #sabian #teamcakesen #drumteacher

Practice session... DM for private lessons in Birmingham or London or follow the link in the bio. #drummerlife #drumminglife #drums #drumlife #drumming #drummersofinstagram#darrenashford #mapex #pearldrums #mapextomahawk #vicfirth #shure #shuremicrophones #teamcakesen #chops #drumteacher #bimmbirmingham #icmplondon #midlandsdrummer #drumuniversity #snaredrum#shurebeta181 #drumlessons #drumlesson #playdrums #drumschool #drummertv

TT11 A little improvising for today’s ‘Traditional Tuesday’. Q: What is Traditional Tuesday? A: ‘Traditional Tuesday’ is a collection of improvisation and exercises documenting my practice of traditional grip. From 1984 to 2009 I played predominately traditional grip and now that I have a regular practice/recording/teaching space I thought that it’d be a good opportunity to dust off the cobwebs and get my chops back. It’s also an excuse to work on my filming, editing and mixing skills. I hope you enjoy them. DM for private lessons in Birmingham & London or follow the link in the bio. #traditionaltuesday #darrenstraditionaltuesday #drummerlife #drumminglife #drums #drumlife #drumming #instadrummer #instadrum #drumlife #drummersofinstagram #darrenashford #mapex #mapextomahawk #vicfirth #shure #shuremicrophones #teamcakesen #chops #traditionalgrip #traditionalgripdrummer #drumteacher #bimmbirmingham #icmplondon #midlandsdrummer #drumuniversity #snaredrum #shurebeta181 #drumlessons #drumlesson

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