This Summer we will be offering two one week Drum Camps with Mike Michalkow.
UPDATE: Due to COVID-19 Restrictions This program has been canceled
All Students will be refunded.
Week 1: July 13 – 16 ,2020 – to Register for this week: click here
Week 2: July 20 – 23, 2020 – to Register for this week: click here
Tuition: $1599.00 CND plus $50 registration fee.
One page flyer about the camp (pdf)
Fee’s Include 4 days of Drumming Masterclasses with Guest Artists/clinics. Classes will run from 9-5 every day with a 1-hour lunch break at 12:00
- Each Student will have their own Yamaha Electronic Drumset to use during the week.
- Lunch & snacks/beverages are included with the Camp Fee
- Ages 19 and older
Here’s a Breakdown of what will be taught throughout the week:
- Daily Warmups-An In-Depth Understanding of Rhythm
- Improving Hand & Foot Technique
- Making your Grooves “Groove”
- intermediate to Advanced Independence
- Understanding Odd Time Signatures
- Learning to play with a click track or sequencers
- How to Quickly Learn Songs
- Rhythms from Around the World
- The Concept of Soloing
- An Introduction to Polyrhythms
- Famous Drum Grooves
- Drumming History and the pioneers of Drumming
- An Introduction to new Styles:
- Funk, Jazz, Latin, Metal
- Double Bass Drumming (for those who play it)
- Reading Exercises – Learning to Improvise
- Masterclasses by Guest Artists
About Mike Michalkow – Drummer/Percussionist/Author/Educator
Mike has been playing drums for over 30 years, and is a top graduate of the music program in 1994 at Grant MacEwan University. He Currently resides in Vancouver, BC where he performs with groups such asSupernatural (A Santana Tribute) John Cameron Entertainment (Orchestra Drummer in Edmonton, Alberta), Strangiato (A Tribute to Rush) Flow (A Tribute To Sade) and various other projects. He is also very active in the Vancouver Recording Studio Scene recording 2-3 albums per month.
Mike is the Head Drum Instructor at LCMS (Langley Community Music School), An Adjudicator for the Canadian Drumline Association (CDA) and one of the resident instructors on the popular online lesson site Drumeo.
He hosts Drum and Percussion clinics in Canada and the USA sponsored by Yamaha Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Evans Drum Heads, Kelly Cajons and Pro Mark Drum Sticks.
Mike Michalkow has shared the stage with the likes of David Foster, Lionel Richie, Peter Cetera, Sarah MacLaughlan, Olivia Newton John, Nathan East, Larry Carlton, Mike Stern, The Tenors, Steven Page and many more.
Mike is the Author of Modern Drummer Award Winning Educational Book “The Total Rock Drummer, as well as he is the creator of “The Drumming System, The Moeller Method Secrets, The Latin Drumming System, The Jazz Drumming System, and the Drum Tuning System”
To learn more about Mike visit www.mikemichalkow.com
Frank Mazzeo says:
Hi Registration form for the drumming camp does not work for non Canadians.
The drop down menu for state/province only displays Canadian s/p.
I registered using “british Columbia” as my state (should be New Jersey).
Form should be corrected and my registered address needs to be corrected.
Thank you!
Frank Mazzeo
P.s. I left a voice mail at 604-946-1280 with a short message that i was having an issue registering and to get call back.
Stephen says:
Hi We are having issues with our Registration system at the moment, we will be in touch with you soon.
GARY MIKLOS says:
Hi, Stephen.
I too am a US citizen residing in Florida and wish to register. Should I wait to hear you have the system accepting US registration, or should I go ahead and register using “British Columbia” as well? Want to sign up for July 20 – 23. Please advise…thx
Stephen says:
Yes please go ahead and register and use BC as a province. We are headed into our Spring Break here so the office will not be open regular hours but email or call if there is a problem.