Drumming In Harmony

A complete guide to improving body use, avoiding injury, and playing better.”

Drumming In Harmony is a book about improving your sound, musical flow, and phrasing by removing playing tension and body misuse. This book covers seven key concepts that are essential for developing freedom, relaxation, and well-being. In addition, each section includes specific exercises for working on the concepts at the drum set. Practicing this material will help you to play better, as well as improve your ability to recognize and avoid playing-related injuries, enabling you to enjoy the art of drumming for your whole career.

In addition, Drumming In Harmony will help you to:

Improve your sitting posture
Free up your head and neck
Improve your shoulder use
Avoid common playing-related hand strain
Improve your leg use for better balance and relaxation
Free up your breathing

Bonus material includes:

A section on drumming injuries, including suggestions for injury prevention and strategies that can help you if you are injured.
A complete resource section, where you can find information on instructional DVDs, links to related topics, and books for further reference.

For more information on Drumming In Harmony or studying one-on-one, please feel free to contact me.

You can also learn more by joining the Drumming in Harmony discussion on my blog page.

Tido Holtkamp – Drummer

“We started our son’s lessons at 8 years old with Tido and Tido always is so patient and kind to him. In addition to teaching him how to read the rhythms really well, Tido allows room for so much creativity and fun. Our son looks forward to his lessons every week.”

-Michele

“Tido Holtkamp is a great drum teacher for our son. He’s knowledgeable, professional and patient. He’s flexible and listens to our son, so creates a stress-free learning environment. As a result our son enjoys his lessons and has fun while also learning.”

-Emma

-Nick

-Anna

“Tido has been teaching me for many years, and through those years I have learned many new techniques of drumming, and have become a better overall drummer. He has been very beneficial to my drumming level within school and playing at home as well.

-Will