Dave Goodman is a drummer, composer, bandleader & educator living in Sydney, Australia. Dave plays drums with some of Australia’s most important jazz ensembles - Ten Part Invention, Kevin Hunt Trio, and Guy Strazz's Acoustic Wonderland Band to name a few. He has worked with a long list of luminaries - both Australian and international - including Joe Lovano, Bob Berg, Bernie McGann, James Morrison, Don Burrows, Vince Jones, Mike Nock and Mark Isaacs, and he also holds a PhD from Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney. Dave endorses Sonor Drums, Bosphorus Cymbals, Remo Drumheads, Innovative Percussion Sticks & Mallets, DW Hardware and Pedals, Roc-N-Soc Thrones, Protection Racket Cases, and Prologix Practice Pads.
Dave offers drum lessons online via Zoom, and presents at clinic, workshop and masterclass events. DRUMScene Magazine cited Dave's drum lesson studio as 'one of Australia's leading independent drumset and percussion schools'. To register for drum lessons with Dave, please visit the drum lessons page.
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Congratulations to long-term (and now former) drum students Abby Constable and Toby Brown! Abby and Toby were in Year 12 in 2016, and they were both accepted into their first-choice tertiary music institutions for 2017: Toby’s going to James Morrison…
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Christmas is drawing near, and here in Australia, December is known as the silly season. It's strange to think that we celebrate Christmas during summer here in the southern hemisphere in the style of northern hemisphere celebrations -…
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