about Tim Kirkham, drum tutor

About Tim – drum tutor

Tim is a highly skilled drummer with more than 30 years experience of playing and teaching. Over the years, Tim has played in many successful bands and with many famous names through countless gigs and recording sessions, both at home and abroad.

As well as running The Musical Box, Tim also works as a teacher for Warwickshire County Music Service teaching in schools and still manages to squeeze in playing with various bands. His career has now led him full circle - back to the initial excitement of discovering music and learning to play an instrument… and now to sharing that excitement with others.

CRB Approved

All teachers at The Musical Box have been fully checked prior to employment through the Criminal Records Bureau, and are required to renew their CRB certificate when they expire to ensure the highest degree of safety and security within The Musical Box school of rock.

Tim Kirkham, our drum tutor…in a nutshell
Fave bands: Beatles, Genesis, Yes, Jethro Tull, Rush, Marillion, Porcupine Tree, Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Muse, XTC
Likes: Playing and listening to music, Drums, Cats, Chinese food, Drums, Converse Allstars, Books and reading, Trees, Red wine and Drums
Dislikes: Football, Speed cameras, TV 'Talent' shows and Reality shows especially Big Brother and ones featuring 'celebrities' I've never heard of
Best day: The two days on which my sons were born
Favourite gig played: Probably headlining a 2000 capacity club in Barcelona with a band called Cut The Wire…or any gig at Cox's Yard in Stratford!
Favourite gig seen: This is a really tough one but I think I'll have to go for Genesis at The Rainbow a long time ago when I was probably still in short trousers!
Heroes: Peter Gabriel, Sir David Attenborough, Neil Peart (drummer from Rush), Michael Palin, James Alfred White (James Herriot), and Stephen Fry
Little known fact: I can eat my own body weight in chocolate during one sitting