Would like to share that there are drum lessons available online via Skype from a world known drummer! He is known for drumming in his metals band Blind Guardian & Sinbreed, with an emphasis on teaching and playing double bass drum, however he teaches all genres of music on the drums. Here is a video showing what the online lessons are like!
Page: https://www.facebook.com/FrederikEhmkeDrumworks/
Biography
Frederik Ehmke is a German drummer and certified musician and instrumental teacher. He is best known for being the drummer of metal band Blind Guardian since 20...05. He is also a member of Metal band Sinbreed and guest musician for the Pink Floyd Cover Band Interstellar Overdrive. Notable performances have been the Wacken Open Air in 2007 & 2011 with a 70,000 people audience.
As Musician:
Musical early education
Flute lessons and children´s choir at Musicschool Ettlingen
1988-1993 drums and percussion at the local school-bigband
1988-1998 Drum lessons at Musicschool Wiesbaden
1992-1999 the first band (Thrash-Metal)
1994-1995 Pop- and Jazzpiano-lessons
1996-1998 Crossover/Hardcore-Band
1997 high school graduation with focus on music
1998 classical drummer at small tour "Carmina Burana"
1998-2004 Studiing Pop- and Jazzdrums in Frankfurt / M
1999-2009 "Schattentantz" (medieval music/Metal)
2001 joining the band "Interstellar Overdrive" (Pink Floyd Coverband)
2004 Examination as professional musician and instrumental teacher
2005 joining the band "Blind Guardian" (melodic Speed/Powermetal)
2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 world tour with Blind Guardian (playing all continents)
2009 joining the band / project „Sinbreed“ (Powermetal)
biggest audience so far: Wacken Open Air 2007 & 2011 (70.000 people)
As a teacher:
1990 starting to give drum lessons
building up as a private drum teacher
2000 teaching a drum workshop for children
2002 teaching a 4-day workshop "drums in medieval music"
2004 Examination as professional musician and instrumental teacher
2005 teaching a 4-day workshop "drums in medieval music"
2008 building up the drumschool "Drumworks"
As Musician:
Musical early education
Flute lessons and children´s choir at Musicschool Ettlingen
1988-1993 drums and percussion at the local school-bigband
1988-1998 Drum lessons at Musicschool Wiesbaden
1992-1999 the first band (Thrash-Metal)
1994-1995 Pop- and Jazzpiano-lessons
1996-1998 Crossover/Hardcore-Band
1997 high school graduation with focus on music
1998 classical drummer at small tour "Carmina Burana"
1998-2004 Studiing Pop- and Jazzdrums in Frankfurt / M
1999-2009 "Schattentantz" (medieval music/Metal)
2001 joining the band "Interstellar Overdrive" (Pink Floyd Coverband)
2004 Examination as professional musician and instrumental teacher
2005 joining the band "Blind Guardian" (melodic Speed/Powermetal)
2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 world tour with Blind Guardian (playing all continents)
2009 joining the band / project „Sinbreed“ (Powermetal)
biggest audience so far: Wacken Open Air 2007 & 2011 (70.000 people)
As a teacher:
1990 starting to give drum lessons
building up as a private drum teacher
2000 teaching a drum workshop for children
2002 teaching a 4-day workshop "drums in medieval music"
2004 Examination as professional musician and instrumental teacher
2005 teaching a 4-day workshop "drums in medieval music"
2008 building up the drumschool "Drumworks"
Current Location
Taunusstein, Germany
Influences
Thanks for the awesome equipment and the friendly support of:
Meinl Cymbals: www.meinl.de...
Tama Drums: www.tama.com
Evans Drumheads: www.evansdrumheads.com
IceStix: www.ice-stix.de
Jürgen Ross Dudelsackbau: www.dudelsackbau.de
Meinl Cymbals: www.meinl.de...
Tama Drums: www.tama.com
Evans Drumheads: www.evansdrumheads.com
IceStix: www.ice-stix.de
Jürgen Ross Dudelsackbau: www.dudelsackbau.de
