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Stuart Slater

Stuart Slater

Mr Stuart Slater
www.slaterdrumschool.co.uk
Drummer / Drum Teacher / Music Examiner.
Syllabus advisor for Rockschool Music Board.

Working as an examiner for the international music board Rockschool Ltd, Stuart travels the UK and overseas examining Grades 1-8 in Drums, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Keyboard & Vocals plus the role requires assessment of specialist instrument Teaching Diplomas. In recent years, this work has been worldwide, including Europe, Malaysia, Brunei, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, China, India, South Africa and into Africa. He returned to Hong Kong, Malaysia and toured Ireland in 2013, worked through Singapore, Spain and Cyprus during 2014 to date, and is due back in Malaysia for 5 weeks in October and November. Estimates are in excess of 5,000 exams to date...
www.rockschool.co.uk
Authorship: In addition to contributions to drum, guitar and vocals syllabus publications, Stuart has written Grade 7 and Grade 8 drum pieces for a UK Music Board. The latest publication is contribution to a new theory syllabus and the writing of a teaching diploma qualification with accompanying handbook.
Music Exam Board Syllabus Advisor: In 2013 Stuart accepted the role as Rockschool syllabus advisor
across the instrument range of drums, guitar, bass, vocals and piano.
Background: Stuart’s passion for music set alight as a boy after hearing Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple & Rush. The door was opened and he became a drummer by trade, initially playing pubs, clubs & functions. He became more serious about his drumming and made the decision to build a music career, culminating in Drums Grade 8 (distinction), tuition at Drumtech London and studying at Access to Music.
Performance: Over the years, Stuart's live work has included many bands across the south of England, including a headlining festival funk band and a UK theatre touring tribute show. Both were played live to click & track and required a full written transcription of the drum parts. He is the drummer for the
fantastic ‘Bee Gees Fever’, regularly performing in venues and theatres across the UK.
www.thebeegeesstory.com www.beegeesfever.com
Recording: This continued into the studio where to this day Stuart provides session drums for ‘Attic Attack Studios’ in Bristol, including supplying all the drum tracks for a commercial music software CD ‘Song Factory’, a virtual recording studio which allows users to create their own tracks using samples. He
also developed and provided the drum tracks on the album ‘Chasing Rainbows’ by solo artist ‘Oz’, has written and recorded teaching material for educational use and has played drum on a number of CD’s for a number of Bristol based bands.
www.atticattackstudio.wordpress.com www.notoriousnotes.com www.myspace.com/ozshow
Teaching: Having achieved an Access to Music teaching qualification at the British Academy of New Music in London, Stuart delved into private tuition and in 2003 established a drum school which developed into the recruitment of further teachers and now includes guitar and bass. The school has a
100% pass rate with Rockschool exam board and teaches in numerous schools throughout Wiltshire.
www.slaterdrumschool.co.uk
Judging: In recent years Stuart has been selected as panel judge in regions throughout the UK for ‘Live and Unsigned UK ‘ and ‘Open Mic UK’, both run by Future Music, the largest UK music competitions for original artists. This includes solo artists, vocal groups & bands, with a grand final in London’s O2 Arena. Stuart is now head judge in regions across the UK and judged the Rock Final in the O2 Arena in 2012. He has also judged on the South Wales 'WhY Factor Talent Show', 'Britain Does Variety' theatre
tour, and the recently formed 'TeenStar' across the UK.
www.liveandunsigned.uk.com www.openmicuk.co.uk www.facebook.com/BritainDoesVariety http://www.teenstarcompetition.co.uk

Stuart lives in Wiltshire, in the UK with his wife Jo and their 2 children, Amy (11) and William (9). His greatest achievement to date is coaching Will into Swindon Town FC U9’s football academy….

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