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Instrument Spotlight – Drums

In Instrument Spotlight by Ben Jinks13th July 2021

Today’s instrument spotlight is brought to you by Drums! Primal yet satisfying. It’s more than hitting things you know? The dexterity required to play the …

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Today's edition of Meet the Team, meet Matt! Name Today's edition of Meet the Team, meet Matt! Name: Matt Instrument: Drums 🥁 Favourite artist: Fleetwood Mac Background: Matt started playing drums in junior school, and straight away fell in love with the instrument. He joined his first band in secondary school playing funk and soul, which really cemented his passion for drums and music as a whole. After studying at the Academy of Music and Sound in Southampton, Matt started and grew a successful function band with his brother alongside studying a music degree in Southampton. He also continued regularly gigging while achieving his Master’s in Music from the University of West London, which has given him quite a depth of experience in both education and performing! Matt loves technical drummers like Toto’s Jeff Porcaro and Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting’s backing drummer), and studying drummers like these has given him impressive chops which he enjoys teaching to beginners and advanced players alike. Matt joined PMA in 2019, and has become one of our busiest drum teachers thanks to his friendly, positive attitude and his great teaching. We very glad to have him on the team! 😊 Fun fact: Matt only took his first drumming lesson as a way to get out of maths at school. It's a good thing he enjoyed drumming as much as he disliked long division! #drummer #drum #performer #teacher #portsmouth #portsmouthmusicacademy
We're excited to be partnering with local charity We're excited to be partnering with local charity @urbond_community on their Youth Development Programme, providing a number of funded spaces for music lessons to young people who may not otherwise get the opportunity to learn. PMA shares their goal in building strong communities based on equality and diversity and we're looking forward to working with them! To find out more about the Urbond Community check out their profile @urbond_community
We've just opened up new Piano slot on Thursday! We've just opened up new Piano slot on Thursday! Who's interested in tickling the ivories? Get in Touch, we are offering half price on all trial lessons! #music #portsmouth #portsmouthmusic #pma #piano #lessons #musiclessons @e_jane_art
We can't believe it's already been a month since t We can't believe it's already been a month since the Piano Tree at @victoriousfestival What a great time it was. The sun, the music, the drinks were flowing! We've written a little blog post to commemorate the weekend, please visit our website. Here's a cheeky video of the Ukulele Jam Band in action! #ukulele #victoriousfestival #pma #portsmouthmusicacademy
💥 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 💥 Hello and welcome to 💥 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 💥 Hello and welcome to today’s Student Spotlight! We have a big one for you today. Check out Patrick, performing the very challenging solo from AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long. Here is what his teacher, Mike, said on Patrick - “It’s always a pleasure teaching Patrick, and it’s been amazing to see how far he’s come on as a player in the last few years - particularly with how good his ear now is! Never one to back down from a challenge, he’s done a great job with this technical solo and I look forward to starting him on grade 5(!) in a few weeks. Great stuff mate.” Well done Patrick, and good luck with grade 5! 🎉😀 #guitar #guitarist #musician #acdc #performance #portsmouth #portsmouthmusicacademy
The PMA Ukulele Jam Band looking glorious at @vict The PMA Ukulele Jam Band looking glorious at @victoriousfestival Don't forget that tomorrow is the return of our monthly Ukulele Jam Night at the @spiceislandinn from 7:30pm. Can't wait to see you all there! #pma #portsmouthmusicacademy #ukulele #spiceislandinn #portsmouth
Ukulele Jam night is back! Last Wednesday of every Ukulele Jam night is back! Last Wednesday of every month at TheSpiceIslandInn in Old Portsmouth. Suitable for all abilities and just £5 to take part (pay on the night). First jam night is Wednesday 29th September! We provide the sheet music on the night, teach you a few well-known songs and then we have a laugh trying to play them together! All with regular drink breaks! It's a lot of fun so come and join in, whether you're a seasoned ukulele player or never touched a ukulele before in your life. Downloadable copies of the sheet music can be found on our website. #pma #portsmouth #spiceislandinn #ukulele #drinks
Welcome back to another Meet the Team. Meet Lisa! Welcome back to another Meet the Team. Meet Lisa! 🙌🎉 Name: Lisa Instrument: Piano 🎹 Favourite artist: The Beatles Background: Lisa began learning the piano from a very young age. Her dad was a musician and encouraged her to copy and play along with what he was doing, which was a great way to train her ear! Lisa enjoyed learning the instrument through lots of 60s and 70s music, and began formal lessons at 12. From there, she began gigging in pubs, churches and various other venues. Lisa has lots of experience teaching both 1 to 1s and in schools, and has even spent a year in Berlin doing youth work! Lisa is a newer addition to the team and has been with us for just 4 months. She’s already made a big impact, however, and is already popular with students and staff alike. She is always a positive, smiling face and we are grateful to have her on the team! 😀🥳 Fun fact: Can make an impressive pigeon noise with her hands. Be sure to ask for a performance if you see Lisa in the academy 😂 #portsmouth #portsmouthmusicacademy #pianist #teacher #team
💥 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 💥 Happy Wednesday ever 💥 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 💥 Happy Wednesday everyone, we hope you’re all having a good day! We have just what you need to make it even better - a fantastic Student Spotlight from our vocal student Zofia! 😁 Check it out 👇 Here is what her teacher, Izzii, said about Zofia - “Zofia is an absolute power house! We have been working on controlling her belting so that she is more comfortable in her higher range. Her tone still shines through and sounds super effortless. I look forward to working with Zofia every week!” Great stuff Zofia, keep it up! 🎉 🙌 #vocals #singing #vocal #musician #performance #portsmouth #portsmouthmusicacademy
We're pleased to announce that the Ukulele Jam nig We're pleased to announce that the Ukulele Jam night is back! Last Wednesday of every month at Spice Island pub in Old Portsmouth @spiceisland7977 It's been too long and our sets at Victorious has got us pumped to bring it back as soon as possible. Suitable for all abilities and just £5 to take part (pay on the night). First Jam is on Wednesday 29th September! We provide the sheet music on the night, teach you a few well-known songs and then we have a laugh trying to play them together! All with regular drink breaks! It's a lot of fun so come and join in, whether you're a seasoned ukulele player or never touched a ukulele before in your life. Downloadable copies of the sheet music can be found on our website (link in description) #pma #ukulele #music #portsmouth
💥 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 💥 We hope you all had 💥 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 💥 We hope you all had a great bank holiday weekend! Welcome back to another Student Spotlight - today we have the amazing Sabella playing Angelfish! This is a very confident and well played performance 🎉😀 Here are a few words from her teacher, Mike - "Sabella has recently completed her Grade 1 exam and is already well on her way towards finishing Grade 2 preparations. She is a very talented piano player with an impressively mature approach to dynamics in every piece she learns, as you can see from her performance of a piece called 'Angelfish'. I am sure in time Sabella will only continue to improve as a musician and develop her skills even further." Well done Sabella, keep it up! 🙌
Slight change to the line up at the Piano Tree tod Slight change to the line up at the Piano Tree today. Come and check these awesome acoustic acts and join in our ukulele jam! @fugitiveorchestra @jackhobbsmusic @marleyblandfordmusic @maryredmusic
Day 1 of the PMA Piano Tree at @victoriousfestival Day 1 of the PMA Piano Tree at @victoriousfestival 🎹🌳💥🍌 Thanks to everyone who came by and to the amazing performers @harrisonrhysmusic @meganlinfordmusic @marleyblandfordmusic PMA Ukulele Jam Nights & Jazzy G If you’re at the festival today come and say hello! We’re number 53 on the Victorious map, right next to @southseaskatepark
📢RUNNERS UP ALERT!📢 Oops…. 🤭We weren’t going to do this but we fell for more of your designs. We’ve decided to also paint these two designs because we think they’ll look incredible next to the others in the field. 🤩 The monochrome chevron design with a pink flash inside is so simple but so striking. And a crocodile piano with keys as teeth? Well that has to be brought to life. Well done Rebecca and Hamish, you also win a PMA goodie bag! 🥳🥳 Thank you SO much to everyone who entered, every single one was amazing and we’ve loved looking through them. We’ll share photos of the finished pianos at @victoriousfestival next weekend!🙂
📢🚨📢🚨📢WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT! 🤩🤩🤩 After much deliberation we are excited to announce that the winner of our #thepianotree - Design a Piano competition is… 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Emilie-Jane Osborne with this amazing design. There were some very close contenders and it was a tough choice but this was the winner for us because not only is it creatively and skilfully designed, but Emilie-Jane also thought about the shape of the piano and how best to use it. The eyes are open when the lid is up and closed with the lid down. Genius! You have won your design painted on a piano that will feature at @victoriousfestival, two tickets to the festival, and a PMA goodie bag including an instrument lesson of your choice. Stay tuned for runner up news…
Welcome to today's Meet the Team. Introducing - Mo Welcome to today's Meet the Team. Introducing - Mollie! Name: Mollie Instrument: Vocals 👩‍🎤 Favourite artist: Beyonce Background: After discovering her love for music and singing, Mollie decided to pursue a career in the industry by going to the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) to do a vocal diploma after school. She then went on to obtain a degree in Songwriting and Artist Development. After graduating, Mollie began gigging regularly with her function band and also found success with her own originals band - self named as Mollie Scott. She continues to perform under this name and you can even catch her at Victorious in a few weeks! Alongside her performing, Mollie also began teaching after she graduated from ACM. She joined PMA in 2019, and since then it’s rare to find a gap in her schedule as she's always so busy! She is certainly an asset both to the PMA team and to her students, and we are very happy to have her on board 😀🎉 Fun fact: Mollie went on the Voice and made it through to the televised auditions! Check her out on YouTube! 📺 #singer #singing #portsmouth #portsmouthmusicacademy #music #vocals
Attention Ukulele Players! Who's coming to @victor Attention Ukulele Players! Who's coming to @victoriousfestival this year? The Ukulele Jam is happening and we'd love to see you there! #victoriousfestival #victorious #music #ukulele #pma #portsmouth
A massive thank you to our PMA Teachers Mike K, Ma A massive thank you to our PMA Teachers Mike K, Matt, Jack and Mike H for helping us run the #haf2021 Summer Workshop! We’ve had some great feedback from the students and hope we’ve inspired a few to pick up and play an instrument and to keep fit and eat healthy! #haffunpompey #pma #portsmouth
Today's meet the team! Introducing the one and onl Today's meet the team! Introducing the one and only Tom! 🙌 Name: Tom Instrument: Guitar 🎸 Favourite artist: Mark Letieri (guitarist from Snarky Puppy, but is also a solo act) Background: Tom began learning guitar nice and early at 6 years old, and was a big fan of classic rock bands like AC/DC and Guns n’ Roses. He joined his first band aged 12, and quickly began gigging around the south coast. Tom found great success in his pop punk band named JWA, and played at various prestigious venues and festivals in the area. Tom studied music at college, and has a degree in guitar from The British and Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM) in Brighton. Since graduating, Tom has been an active session musician and works in both original and covers bands. He joined PMA around 4 years ago, and his students have found great benefit in having the insight of a successful working musician! Tom is all around a pleasure to work with and we are very happy to have him on board. 😁 Fun fact: Tom has been supported by The Hoosiers! The Hoosiers were doing an acoustic set at a Chichester festival, and Tom’s function band got put on straight after them last minute. And that definitely counts. #teacher #meettheteam #portsmouth #portsmouthmusicacademy #guitarist #guitar
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PIANO DESIGNS! We’ve had THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PIANO DESIGNS! We’ve had entries that are technically amazing, some that are brilliantly creative and ones that are just plain awesome. We now have the incredibly difficult job of deciding which of these is our very favourite - the one that will be painted onto a piano to feature at Victorious Festival alongside our other pianos. This will be the design that catches our eye, captures our imagination and makes us smile. The competition will be judged 'blind' with the judges not having any information on the entrants (names, ages etc). Now to the debate….. Wish us luck!
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