Jake Bernardini - Drumset

Jake first picked up a pair of sticks at the age of 10. His Dad was a massive jazz fan and organised many gigs and events around London and Nottingham. Through this Jake’s father met a jazz drummer by the name of Tommy Chase, who was known from the 80’s jazz scene in Soho. Jakes dad and Tommy became friends. It was during a visit to Tommy’s where Jake was first introduced to the drum set. Soon after his dad brought him a drum set.

After having lessons at school with no success Jake was fortunate to begin studying with Nottingham based drummer Paul Hose. Jake continued studying with Paul which greatly enhanced his technical and musical ability; this relationship lead to Jake and Paul working together at Music Learning Curve Academy.

Since Jake started playing he has been able to study with some of the community’s masters of the instrument, including Jim Chapin, Malcolm Garret and Dom Famularo. Jake has also travelled across the pond to the NAMM show in California, the largest of the international music trade fairs.

Jake’s soul aim in his lessons is to have fun while teaching. Ensuring the environment is an enjoyable one. Jake applies a wide range of different styles and genres of music, so the student’s learning curve is balanced and all-round. However, understanding that each student is individual in their tastes of music and learning style, Jake tailors lessons and caters for each student so they get exactly what they want from their sessions, whether it’s to strive in their technical ability or just to play for fun!