Drum Camp with Mike Michalkow.

One Week Camp July 28 – August 1, 2025

• live band day
• Special guest artists
• Lunch and snacks included
• The Day Camps will be for ages 13 and up. 
•  Snacks and Beverages provided but all students must bring their own lunch.
• Each day will be from 9am til 3:30 pm

Drum Camp with Mike Michalkow

One Week Drum Camp with Mike Michalkow.

Monday July 28 to Friday August 1, 2025 – SOLD OUT
Tuition: $1699 CND plus $60 registration fee.

Cancellation Policy – ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS

Online Registration For New Students

We may add a second Week if there is interest, contact the office for waiting list.

Returning Students who have attended previous years – please contact the office (office@dcms.ca)

Registration 

• Each Student will have their own  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  
• Each Day consists of various topics and lessons taught by Mike & Guest Instructors
• 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
• Thursday is ” Band Day” where each student gets a chance to play with live  musicians in a learning environment.

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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 as Supernatural (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 the 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