Today is the first day of the Rhythm course at Bath Spa University.
Me and my dad set off from London this morning…

I arrived in the afternoon at Bath Spa University…

After dinner, there was the first Clinic by Pete Riley and Colin Woolway.
They both had a drum kit each and started playing a rhythm together. The rhythm was like a kind of swing, that changed and developed into lots of great rhythms and then came back to the original swing beat at the end.

In the middle Colin and Pete answered questions from the audience of drummers on the course. One of the questions was about traditional and match grip. Pete said he’s been using traditional grip for 15 years and you can’t always use traditional grip for everything, like power hits and stuff. I really enjoyed my first day and am looking forward to the rest of the week.

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