The London Conservatory of Contemporary Music

“I have had the honour and the privilege of working with Karl for a number of years both as an instructor and a student. What has always impressed me is his focus on process improvement. The term “good enough” is not in his lexicon. Whether you are a first time drummer, a student with physical disabilities, or myself who had a bad habit of playing “lazy double strokes' ' Karl will allow you to get the most out of your playing. In the age of endless youtube tutorials this is the value you will get from him and the rest of the staff at LCCM.”

“I first started taking lessons with Karl at LCCM four years ago, and it was one of the best decisions of my life. For a long time, I had wanted to learn to play the drums; upon mentioning this to a friend, he referred me to Karl Sloman, with whom he had previously played in a band. At my first meeting with Karl, I told him that I love classic rock and my all-time favourite band is RUSH (we have this in common). What is so great about Karl is that even though I was a beginner and had little to no experience on the drums, we dove right in to studying songs by Rush. This really encouraged me to continue with lessons because I knew I would be able to work on music pieces that I am passionate about, even though most Rush pieces are quite complex. Aside from tackling some insane Rush patterns, I also learned the basics, like reading music, practicing basic patterns, and proper grip on the sticks. I have really learned a lot in my four years with LCCM, and I am so glad that I decided to step out of my comfort zone and take lessons. Spending time studying and playing music is a great addition to my life, and I would recommend music lessons to anyone who has considered taking lessons but is unsure about it. My experience with LCCM has been amazing. No matter what age, style of music, or experience level, I would recommend lessons with LCCM to anyone.”

“If I didn’t have these lessons I wouldn’t be able to play at the same level of ability that I can now. I would recommend lessons to anyone wanting to learn.”

"[Karl] provided me with the foundations to achieve my drumming goals. The resources provided and professional teaching of their staff is helping me on my journey, and their support will continue to guide me on the way to become an accomplished drummer."

"[Karl] m’a fourni la fondation technique neccessaire a l’accomplissement de mes objectifs. Les ressources et l’enseignement professionnel du personnel m’aident dans mon cheminement, et le support qu’il m’apporte continue de m’orienter dans mon cheminement pour devenir un batteur accompli.”

“Graehme helped in all the areas in guitar lessons. When I heard about Graeme giving guitar lessons, I felt that is what i needed to do. I've always loved music and I already had a guitar, but i just couldn't remember how to play it. Here is what had happened with me, 11 years ago I had a stroke which left me with just about no memory of "me" as to what I had done, and what I had accomplished in my life. What was most annoying to me was that I just could not remember how to play my guitar but with Graehme's lessons it started to become easier, but a lot of times a lot would slip my memory, and Graehme was so patient with me and letting me know that it was okay to forget and he would teach me over what I forgot. I really love to play guitar… I would recommend Graehme for he is well experienced in what he does in his lessons. Thank you so much, Graehme.”

 “With Graehme I really enjoy my lessons. I enjoy that he is patient with me, if I don’t understand things we will go over them with me. And also, I like how he has different things to learn, it’s not just one part of the guitar that we learn about. We’ll learn about theory, and then about the guitar, and we’ll do songs and everything. To help me improve, it was guitar theory that helped me the most. I would definitely recommend Graehme to other people if they wanted to learn the guitar.”

 “[My daughter] enjoys them a lot, she really enjoys Graehme. She feels comfortable with Graehme which is very important for me and she enjoys the pace of the lessons. He is open to everything that I have to suggest which is very little with regards to teaching guitar, but if there is something of input that either of my kids have they can let me know and then I can tell Graehme and I feel quite comfortable doing that. When the conversation is brought up, I recommend Graehme every time.”

"I enjoy the time together, it’s fun, and I’m glad to be here. I feel more confident. I’ve got more options that I can try. I need… I’m the sort of person that tends to need to work with guitar patterns and this approach has definitely expanded my abilities in that regard. So definitely improvement.

Anybody stands to benefit, especially somebody that’s been playing for a long time like I have and basically came to a plateau. We, I think this is something that we do as players. We sort of grow and then we stick, and then find that we learn a bit something new. And, we’re all capable of doing more if we apply the right process and I think this is the right process."

"As a hobby drummer, I had been playing drums for around 30 years and hardly ever taking time away from playing. I toyed with the thoughts of taking some lessons, when a friend introduced me to Karl.

From our first handshake, Karl instantly became like a brother I hadn’t seen in years. His personality and his professionalism went hand in hand as we sat down and approached the fundamentals. His knowledge of all aspects of drumming went far beyond anything that I have ever thought of. Immediately he began shaping my technique to have an everlasting effect of a quicker method of self improvement that is still in effect 10 years later.

Along with publishing a drumming book with a simplified way of reading a drum score that anyone can understand (believe me because I tried it with a non-drummer), Karl's enthusiasm and talent contributes amazingly to the people that study under him. I will always be in his debt when I sit behind a kit and my hands and feet just float around to the beat of the music."

"I played guitar when I was younger and I thought I has learned how to play the songs properly, but after watching Graehme and then having the opportunity to start taking lessons with him and some of the structure he did, I found at first Graehme was, figured he was going to put in this form of schedule, which is quite accurate and I should probably do more of it, but what I wanted to learn was these songs that I’d learned or thought I’d learned when I was a  kid and play then accurately or properly or closest to what the artist originally intended and I’ve found with Graehme I’m closer to accomplishing that goal."