Meet the Team
Adam Bond - Founder
Adam founded The School of Drumming in 2017. From teaching one student in their lounge, It has grown to teaching over ninety students one-to-one each week from the centre of Woking!
Since studying a BMus Degree in Professional Music Performance at The Academy of Contemporary Music, Adam has founded the Weekly Monday Night Jam, and Woking Jazz Nights.
Annie Mumford - Teacher
Annie is originally from Switzerland, but moved to the U.K. in 2016 to complete a BA Degree in Music Industry Practice (Drums).
Outside of The School of Drumming, Annie teaches professionally for The Academy of Contemporary Music and Drum Works.
Andrea Mento - Teacher
Andrea Mento moved to Surrey, UK from Sicily, Italy in order to study the BA Degree in Music Industry Practice (Drums) at The Academy of Contemporary Music.
After graduating, Andrea began working as a Professional Touring Drummer, and as a Teacher for The School of Drumming.
Clara Smith - Teacher
Clara is studying a four year degree in Orchestral Percussion at the Royal College of Music.
Clara has played with both the National Youth Orchestra and National Youth Percussion Ensemble of Great Britain
Clara has a Dog called Casper 🐶
Elena Costa - Teacher
Elena graduated from The Academy of Contemporary Music with a BA(Hons) First Class Honours in Music Industry Practice specialising in Drums.
For the last two years, Elena has been working professionally with various bands in multiple genres, including Let’s Eat Grandma, Blue Jellyfish, Mango and Fltchr.
Emma Taylor - Teacher
Emma Taylor is an in-demand drummer holding a BA Degree in Music Industry Practice (Drums) at The Academy of Contemporary Music.
Emma regularly posts bitesize drumming lessons on TikTok, where she has over thirteen thousand followers and one hundred and eighty thousand likes.
Oliver Demko - Teacher
Oliver is an in-demand drummer holding a BA Degree in Music Industry Practice (Drums) at The Academy of Contemporary Music.
Outside of The School of Drumming, Oliver plays with Indie Band Hard Work.
