Gabriel Thornton - Drum Teacher

Gabriel Thornton - Drum Teacher Drum lessons in Clifton, Bristol. Learn to play your favourite drum tracks in no time, in a fun, relaxed environment. NB: NO SALES CALLS PLEASE!

• 23 years’ experience of drumming
• 4 years’ experience as a drum teacher
• Based in Clifton, Bristol, just off Whiteladies Road
• Roland V-Drums electronic drum kit
• Teaching adapted to the requirements of the individual
• DBS checked
• Parents can sit in on the first lesson, if they wish
• Previous experience not necessary

THE COURSE
• Timing, co-ordination & technique are the three most important things in drumming
• Feeling brings your rhythms to life
• Tips & Tricks turn a good drummer into a great drummer
• Stagecraft prepare you for performing

I'll have you playing a basic rock beat in the first lesson! THE DETAILS
I have developed my own rock-based drumming course, which is a great foundation for all styles of drumming. The course starts with timing and co-ordination, then grip and strike before teaching you a progressive selection of beats. Interspersed with this you will learn drum breaks, drum rolls as well as other cool tricks. Soon you will be playing to your favourite tracks. The most important thing about learning drums is fun. It will be challenging, but discipline must be balanced with enjoyment, so it is essential to make sure that hard work is mixed with fun to help maintain passion and interest. If you have any queries call me (Gabriel) on 0117 908 5943 or 07881 484555 and I will be happy to help. Or you can get more information on my website: http://drumlessonsbristol.co.uk.

01/01/2026

12th Drumming Day of Christmas (Short)

This one was a compromise. I had 12 of the greatest drummers of all time playing on drum kits. The idea was to have them all in a circle and to pan from one to the next. This was too much for AI and I spent hours on a work around and it just wasn't good enough. I will do this for next year ;-)

Visually though, I think this is a pretty strong way to end the 12 Drumming Days of Christmas. The complexity of what AI can come up with is incredible, but don't be fooled. It is not easy to get what you want!

That brings me to the end of my 12 Drumming Days of Christmas. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed producing them.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone :-)

01/01/2026

11th Drumming Day of Christmas (Short)

This was the hardest to produce and required quite a lot of compromise. There are quite a few glitches in it, but it was great fun to do! 11 Pipers Piping, becomes 11 Hypers Hyping. They are all Hype Men and Women. See how many you can spot!

01/01/2026

10th Drumming Day of Christmas (Short)

I think this is the one I am most proud of. 10 Lords-a-leaping, becomes 10 Timelords Timekeeping. It is the last 10 Dr Whos. This was a lot of work. It took hours! If you have any questions about the production of these videos, please feel free to ask.

Can you spot all 10 Time Lords?

01/01/2026

9th Drumming Day of Bristol (Short)

This one is fun... 9 Ladies Dancing becomes, 9 Breakbeat Dancing... I think this amazing AI generated lady might be slightly double jointed... Spot the AI glitches, bi***es...

01/01/2026

8th Drumming Day of Christmas (Short)

This one's the funniest one I think... Eight Maids-a-moshing! Winner!!!

Plenty of AI glitches in this one!

01/01/2026

7th Drumming Day of Christmas (Short)

This is probably my favourite one. B**go B**g, by Manu Chao, is one of my all time favourite tracks. This video features 7 Manu Chaos bonging bongos! What's not to like?!?!?!

P.S. Don't ask me why he has a Bristol accent!

31/12/2025

6th Drumming Day of Christmas (Short)

Ok, so I think I've got the hang of the pan and the pun and the attention grabbing stuff... Six Geese-a-laying anyone?!

31/12/2025

5th Drumming Day of Christmas (Short)

This was my first attempt at a one-shot pan, from one scene to another, and it worked, but it was too long, so I had to cut and blend it. I had alsorts of shenanigans with the AI on this one. At one point I ended up with a 12 foot transvestite giant bass player, that morphed into a dwarf as it zoomed in... And yes... it's not a 5-piece kit! ;-p

P.S. I have really got into the idea of contrasts at this point... Carol singers to a punk rock band... pretty attention grabbing I think.

Let me know what you think?

31/12/2025

By Day 4 of the 12 Drumming Days of Christmas, I had a format, with an intro and a punchline, as two separate videos. Later I was to realise that one continuous video worked much better, but I still like this one... the Oompah Band is crazy! :-)

31/12/2025

By the 3rd Drumming Day of Christmas, I had realised that these videos had to be immediately attention grabbing. I think I got it with this one... Let me know what you think...

Address

Bristol

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 10pm
Tuesday 10am - 10pm
Wednesday 10am - 10pm
Thursday 10am - 10pm
Friday 10am - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 10am - 10pm

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+447881484555

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