Sam Sanders is the Principal Teacher, and founder of Hampshire Drum School.

 

He has played the drum kit for nineteen years and has taught for eight of those. He has taught both privately and in schools (independent, mainstream and SEN), which has given him a breadth of experience across the many challenges that learners both young and old face.

 

For his academic qualifications - aside from things like grades in both drums and music theory, he has achieved BTEC National Diplomas in both Music Performance and Technologies, as well as a Bachelor Of Arts in Professional Musicianship. 

 

Professionally, he has toured with UK award-winning country artists Alan Finlan, Danny Mcmahon and Lily Garland, UK hip hop artist Parv and rnb covers artists Guilt Trippin' (to name a few), as well as being a permanent member of the progressive metal band Lost in Thought.

 

Sam also plays regularly as first percussionist with the HMS Sultan Royal Navy Band, and has played professionally as a pit/theatre percussionist for the last ten years. He has been lucky enough to have played scores such as Les Misérables and Little Shop of Horrors. He has also worked on a number of professional pantomimes such as Jack & The Beanstalk and Beauty & The Beast up and down the country.