About Us
Young and exciting drum tuition
Top of the Rock Tuition is a young and exciting drum tuition business based in Warwick, that prides itself on delivering only the highest quality drum tuition to people of all ages and abilities across Warwickshire.
At our core, we believe in going above and beyond for all of our students by providing individually tailored lessons, to suit your own personal goals. We believe in the power of musical education and the huge value that it brings to peoples lives. Whether you are learning grades, pursuing a musical career or just having fun learning a new hobby, Top of the Rock Tuition is the place for you!
Top of the Rock Tuition was set up by our director Kris Farrell, who is passionate about spreading the joy of drums across the West Midlands. All of our teachers share his passion and enthusiasm and are advanced and experienced teachers with a lot of give.
Top of the Rock Tuition is based in Warwick and situated next to the racecourse, just off of the Longbridge roundabout with direct access to the M40.
The studio is set in the 1920’s art deco era and is bursting with character. Boasting two exciting and themed tuition rooms and a large and comfortable reception area, Top of the Rock is the perfect place to learn drums in a safe and creative environment.
Our pupils learn on only the highest quality equipment in our state of the art facility, on a variety of acoustic and electric drum kits (Jobeky, DW Drums, Roland TDR). Our tuition rooms are both equipped with 2 kits and come with either a stage or a full lighting set, to give pupils the authentic ‘live performance’ experience.
Don’t hesitate to contact us today and begin your drumming journey. We can’t wait to meet you!
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Our Teachers
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Mike Coltman
Mike grew up in Burton on Trent playing for local bands since the age of 8 years old. One of his proudest moments of this time was winning a competition…
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Harry Rogers
Harry started off playing drums after discovering nirvana and foo fighters around 6 years ago. Since then he’s been on a steep learning curve gaining a good understanding of a…
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Dan Ostrowski
Dan is our newest edition to the tean, aged 29 and coming with nearly 15 years of experience playing in originals, tribute and even cruise ship bands; his hard hitting…
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James Friday
James has been playing drums for over a decade and in this time developed a deep understanding and knowledge of his craft, style and technique. Since graduating from Leeds Conservatoire,…
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Dominic McAvera
Dominic has played the drums since he was 13 years old, and studied music for 8 years after leaving secondary school. He’s played festivals, pubs, clubs, showcases, but regardless of…
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Kris Farrell
Kris is the owner of Top of the Rock Tuition and a working musician who has toured extensively with his original music and session work, recently playing the Isle of Wight festival. Whilst growing up in Leamington spa, Kris found his first love in music, specifically rock. But he considers himself very musically versatile and enjoys performing and teaching a variety of styles.
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Andrew Kendall
Andy has been drumming since his early teens and quickly realised it is undoubtedly his lifelong passion. He has played for numerous original and cover bands across the UK, Developing a comprehensive understanding of musical genres and language, however, he fell head over heels for hard rock and metal!
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