Crystal Palace Drum Teacher:
Katie Patterson

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About Katie

Crystal Palace drum teacher Katie Patterson is one of London’s most in demand teachers. She has a wealth of experience both in tutoring and performing, which she brings passionately to each lesson.

Originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, Katie moved to the UK in 2008. She achieved her BA (Hons) at the Leeds Conservatoire (formerly Leeds College of Music) before moving onto lecturing part-time at the very same institution.

Between 2011 and 2017 Katie’s work with her own trio via Live Music Now led her to bring jazz and improvisation to specialist schools, care homes and hospitals all throughout the north of England. She also worked with Doncaster Community Arts, delivering drum and percussion workshops to both children in pupil referral units, children and adults with disabilities and adults in residential rehabilitation units. Katie also has extensive classroom experience, teaching as a peri teacher in various high schools across the country.

Katie was also on the faculty of Sound & Music Summer School between 2017 and 2020. She has worked with the National Youth Jazz Collective Summer School and Create! arts.

As well as teaching privately, Crystal Palace drum teacher Katie is currently a faculty member of the Camden Light Orchestra. She also teaches on the Hitchin Summer Music Course on an annual basis.

Katie is currently working with bands such as Rafe’s Dilemma, Charlie Pyne Quartet, Ilario Ferrari Trio, L’Esprit du Jazz and is the musical director for Soul Street Productions show The History of Rock.

Studio Based
Online Lessons
Limited Home Visits Available
DBS Checked
BA (Hons) Qualification
Crystal Palace Drum Teacher
SE20 Location
Adult Lessons
Kids Lessons
High School Experience

"Katie was an absolute gift when I found her! I am a 51 year old woman (girlie at heart) and started playing the drums approximately four years ago. Katie is quite simply brilliant, talented and an excellent teacher. She is extremely encouraging and generous minded with her knowledge and experience.

"She is also very inclusive – having been invited to and attended several gigs/events she has performed at – all in the interests of learning and having fun. She has been an inspiration to me not only as a drummer and musician, but as a person who is dedicated, motivated and very, very talented."

"Katie was an absolutely amazing teacher. Her approach to instruction merged the practical with the theoretical which provided a broad understanding of both my instrument and the music. Her lessons, though challenging, never left me feeling overwhelmed but rather excited to pursue my studies further.

"The highest testimonial I can give for Katie is not her incredible talent nor her excellent teaching style but rather her unmatched, infectious passion for the music. I can say without a doubt that I would never be studying percussion at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) if I had not studied with Katie beforehand because working with her showed me the drive behind a true artist."

"I'm grateful to have had a mix of in-person and online drum lessons with Katie for over three years. I don’t have space for a kit at home so use a practice pad for online lessons. The practice pad in itself is a great way to focus on technique, and Katie's creativity knows no bounds when it comes to using the pad in a way that will translate back onto a kit. My favourite part of our drum lessons is choosing songs to play along to which we do both in-person and online.

"Katie is great teacher - dedicated, patient and with infectious enthusiasm. I would highly recommend lessons with her!"

Qualifications

Crystal Palace drum teacher Katie holds a BA (Hons) from Leeds Conservatoire (formerly Leeds College of Music) where she studied drum kit under Dave Walsh. She has a huge array of experience in teaching workshops, higher education institutions, within schools and also pupils with additional considerations.

Katie has previously played with with the National Concert Band of Canada, where she won winning Most Outstanding Percussionist in 2006.

Notable Performances & Awards

Wembley SSE Arena, London
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London
The Roundhouse, London
Love Supreme Festival, East Sussex
The Arches, Glasgow
National Arts Centre, Canada
DeLaMar Theater, Amsterdam
Molde Jazz Festival, Norway
Tuscia in Jazz Festival, Italy (awarded Best New Talent)

Jazz North Futures Scheme with Rafe’s Dilemma (2020)
Best New Talent Tuscia in Jazz (2014)
Jazz Yorkshire Young Musician of the Year Award (2012)
Jazz Yorkshire Futures Scheme (2012)
John Scheerer Prize for Kit Drums (2011)
Sam Hood Rosebowl for Outstanding Performance (2011)

"I had never played drums before starting lessons with Katie. The Monday lessons were the best days of the week!

"Her classes are fun and you learn lots of techniques, rhythms and ways to develop your skills. She is an awesome teacher.

Highly recommended!"

Crystal Palace Drum Teacher – Studio Location

Alternative Location – Brixton

Although Crystal Palace drum teacher Katie mainly teaches out of her own studio, she teaches once per month at Brixton Hill Studios (SW2 1RS):

Katie’s Prices

Katie’s home studio or Brixton Studio:
£50

Local home visit:
£55

Please note all lessons with Katie are for 60 minutes.

Locations

Crystal Palace (SE20 / Overground, Southern Rail) | Anerley (SE20 / Overground, Southern Rail) | Penge West (SE20, Overground, Southern Rail) and surrounding areas.

Katie also teaches at Brixton Hill Studios at SW2 1RS. Contact us for availability.

Interested in starting up drum lessons with Katie?

If you’re interested in trying out lessons with a Crystal Palace drum teacher, send us a message via the form at the top of the page, or right here! It’s super helpful if you can include any past experience or your goals/ambitions. We’ll get back to you ASAP to work out a first session!