Advance your playing, discover new ideas & develop your own sound.

Advance your playing, discover new ideas & develop your own sound.

The perfect place for drummers to learn new skills, be creative and have fun with their drumming.

Step by Step
Video Lessons

Monthly Workshops
with Q&A Sessions

Concepts to Develop
Grooves & Chops

Hand/Foot Workouts
for Core Skills

World Class Education
 World Class Skills

See For Yourself...

Dom Famularo
World Drumming Ambassador

"It's not often I hear someone who is on the cutting edge of modern drum-set performance. Well, in Australia I heard that person… Grant Collins! When you hear him, be prepared for the ride he will take you on… you will remember it for the rest of your life."

Mike Haid
Modern Drummer Magazine

"Anyone who can play “Three Camps” with their feet deserves attention. Australia’s Grant Collins takes the Bozzio one-man-percussion orchestra to new heights by incorporating advanced Donati/Lang ambidextrous double pedal abilities and amazing four-limb independence. Collins’ drumming skills are world-class. It’s hard to imagine a human acoustic drumkit performer advancing much beyond this level."

Sarah Woods
Arts Hub Australia

"Grant Collins, the virtuoso drummer who made up the other half of the Full Metal Racket performance that night, led a musical revolution. His “multi-timbral soundscapes” shattered any preconceived notions about the artistic capacity of drumming. His compositions were complex and surprisingly narrative. But how can drumming be narrative? I guess it was a had-to-be-there experience!"

GRANT DRUMS ACADEMY is the ultimate way to expand your drumming with new concepts and take you playing to another level.

Focused programs: In-depth, step by step instruction on a range of topics and styles to help you achieve results in your own time. I've designed the courses based off countless hours in the studio and the structure of one-on-one lessons.

Discover your full potential, find your sound and enjoy the process.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED?

In-Depth, Step by Step Courses

Online

Grant’s courses are built around traditional and modern drumming concepts to advance your playing. He’s written courses for Conservatoriums and Universities so knows how to structure a course for the best possible student progress.

With courses, you will...

  • Experience courses that leave no stone unturned and guide you through step by step.
  • Feel like you're doing a one on one lesson, making sure that you cover all the parts you need to get the results.
  • Explore creative and fun applications on the drumset to build your skills and help you develop your own sound.

New courses being added regularly!

Monthly Workshops + Q&A's

Online

As a part of Grants Drumming Pathways, each month will feature an exclusive workshop/masterclass to help guide you on your journey. Each session will also feature a Q&A session to answer your questions.

With monthly workshops, you will...

  • Have Masterclass topics each month to help you develop your playing, build your skills, create better practice habits and be more confident on the drums. 
  •  Be able to ask Grant any questions during the Q&A sessions so that you don’t miss a beat.  
  • Get to experience professional level drumset coaching as a part of your Academy membership.

Specialised workshop topics each month!

Workouts for Maximum Progress

Online

You can simply log in, pick a practice workout and play along with me. The workouts designed to nurture drummings core skills and give you the freedom to play whatever it is you want on the drumset.

With workouts, you will...

  • Build your core skills to be free on the drumset and express yourself fluidly.  
  • Learn new and common patterns to develop your hands, feet, grooves and motion around the drumset. 
  •  Get a strong foundation with your limbs as well as your speed, dynamics and endurance.

If you have 10 mins,
you can get in a workout!

Saturday Practice Sessions

Online

Sometimes getting the motivation to practice can be tough. To help with this, I will be holding regular Saturday morning practice sessions. You get to practice along with me as I guide you through the session. If you missed out on your practice during the week then this is your makeup time. If you’ve already done your practice, then this is a bonus!

With Saturday Sessions, you will…

  • Get to have Grant as your practice buddy and practice along with him.
  • Have a great focused session to get the sticks in your hands and build your skills. 
  • Join in with other students to be motivated as a part of the group.  

Your weekly practice buddy!

 Group Challenges

Online

I know how important it is to have accountability. You’ll be able to join in on group challenges which are designed to keep you focused with a plan for improving in a specific area. Post your progress and results in the group to share your development.

With group challenges, you will...

  • Join in with fellow drummers in an encouraging environment who are looking to get focused and get results .  
  • Share how you're going for accountability to help with your drive and get support from the group if you’re lacking motivation. 
  •  Keep working towards you drumming goals to stay on track and know that you’re not doing it alone.

Join the group challenges for group accountability and focus!

Gives You Everything
You Need to Become A Better Drummer

Plus A Relaxed & Fun Learning Environment!

Community

Join other members from around the world

Hand Workouts

Create powerful hands for your creativity

Foot Workouts

Get control, speed & endurance with your feet

Groove Workouts

Nail down core grooves to use anywhere

Coordination

Get the key combinations to making learning easier

Hand Studies

Develop advanced hand patterns and stickings

Rhythmic Studies

Move between different time signatures with ease

Play Alongs

Tracks to put your new skills to the test

Subdivisions

Discover and learn to play subdivisions - made easy

Technology

How to use Sibelius notation software for drummers

World Music

Explore rhythms from around the world

Drum Solo Music

Recordings and charts to Grant’s solo music

I've been there...

Learning new things can be tough. I know what it feels like to think you’re not able to do something or don’t have the confidence that you can work through it to get this new skill. I’ve learned how to break down these barriers and share with you the processes to move forward and advance your playing. This is what I do!

I’ve been there and I know how you feel.

What you will learn

  • How to develop your grooves and fills to be creative on the kit. 
  • How to move fluently around the drumset to play whatever you want.  
  • Rhythmic skills to play around with the time and discover new grooves. 
  • How to 10X your drumming and have solid ideas that you can be confident with every time you sit down at the kit. 
  • How to structure your practice, to maximise your time and your results.
  •  Goal setting to stay focused, keep on track and get where you want to go.
  •  How to keep your motivation up to keep progressing and enjoying the process.

What you will get

  • 25+ courses and workouts with new ones being added regularly 
  • Step by step video lessons for all courses. 
  • Notation for all exercises and studies. 
  •  Monthly workshops to build your skills and answer your questions.
  • Group challenges to keep you on track and accountable.  
  • Play Along tracks and charts.  
  • Learn anywhere from any device.  
  • GRANTDRUMS ACADEMY Rudimental chart and other resources  

All this PLUS you can

SUBMIT YOUR VIDEOS FOR REVIEW!

Here's some of what's inside

COURSES

WORKOUTS

PLAY ALONGS

PLUS More Courses, Workouts & Play Alongs

BONUSES

(Included as a part of your membership to the GRANTDRUMS ACADEMY ONLINE)

LIVE AT THE BRISBANE POWERHOUSE

Grant’s solo concerts are a literal Tour de Force! Be captivated by his musical visions and his virtuosic artistry on the drumset. His ComposItions are on the cutting edge of percussion performance with an approach which is both creative and visionary. He doesn’t see a drumset, but a huge orchestra which he uses to take the audience on a journey of musical expression.

VIDEO | MUSIC SCORES | ANALYSIS

THE BEAT OF THE DRUM

Grant's Book on his journey, discovery and love for creating Solo Drum Compositions.

GRANTDRUMS ACADEMY RUDIMENT POSTER  

Featuring the Percussive Arts Society 40 International Drum Rudiments.

"Collins’ drumming skills are world-class. It’s hard to imagine a human acoustic drumkit performer advancing much beyond this level."

Modern Drummer Magazine

GRANTDRUMS ACADEMY ONLINE

My origin as a professional musician was playing in a full time professional covers band. This is a great learning platform for any musician. We had a huge repertoire of songs and I would constantly have to learn new songs every week as the latest hits would come out. I learn’t everything by ear so this taught me a great deal about hearing and understanding what the drummer does in a song and how song writing structures work. I began to realise what the better drummers were doing and how they shaped their drum parts to support the song. I was very meticulous in learning the material and would sit down with headphones, going over each bar, so that I had every single hi hat opening, ride bell and other parts so I could be as close to the original drum part as possible.

As I progressed with my learning, I started looking at doing formal studies to advance my musical skills further. I started to audition at conservatories and universities. Unfortunately my music theory skills were well down in comparison to my drumming skills so I was unsuccessful in my first attempts. I then started to get music theory lessons and after 3 years of auditioning, I was accepted to do my Bachelor of Music. I’ve since gone on to become a Doctor of Music so I have the formal qualifications as well as my on the road experiences to relate to both sides of the spectrum. I’ve also been a conservatorium lecturer and have written course curriculums for subjects so have the skills and know how to structure a course. 

As well as that, I’ve travelled around the world doing concerts and also for my sponsors doing hundreds of clinics, masterclasses and percussion festivals over the past 25+ years. I’ve also done countless hours of private tuition for a wide range of students doing everything from playing in local bands to going to university to winning national drum competitions.

I’ve spent an innumerable number of hours exploring and discovering this awesome instrument and love to share not only the what, but also the how and why on all things drums. I love the creative aspect of music and like to look at ideas from a different perspective. Doing this helps us to discover alternative ways to play things and leads to finding your own individual voice on the instrument. I’m super excited about putting these programs together and would love to be able to transform and inspire your personal music journey.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes! We have an evergreen school which means enrolments are always open. You can simply pick your plan from Monthly or Yearly enrolments to join.

Yes. Log in to your account to make these changes.

Of course I will hate to see you go, but its easy to do if you need to cancel your membership. Simply go to the billing section of your account and you can cancel from there. Then the subscription will finish when your plan period ends.

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