Craig Coggle
Drummer & Online Drum Teacher

Thirty years of teaching drums in London. From first lessons to Grade 8, GCSE, and beyond. If you want to play with feel, not just technique — you’re in the right place.

About

I’m Craig — a drummer and online drum teacher with thirty years of experience teaching in London and beyond.

My approach is built around feel and groove, not just technique. Anyone can learn to hit the right drum at the right time. What takes longer — and matters more — is developing the coordination, listening, and timing that make playing actually feel good.

That’s what lessons here focus on.

I’ve been recording and touring professionally since the early 1990s — signed to Beggars Banquet, making albums with Sun Dial, Skyscraper, Erz, and Meet George Brown, and serving as Musical Director for two British tours with Joyce Sims.

I’ve also worked with Aled Jones and played as a pit drummer in off-West End theatre productions. Performances have taken me to the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wembley Stadium, Glastonbury, and WOMAD.

I began teaching in 1996 and have studied music at Brunel University and creative music facilitation at Goldsmiths and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

I’ve worked as an Education Consultant delivering Teach Through Music with Trinity College London, been part of the Drumbase teaching programme, and led teacher training as a Champion School for Musical Futures.