Over the last few weeks, Marty Jones of Enniskillen Drum School has been giving free drumming lessons via Facebook Live. “What I am trying to do is alleviate the boredom of being cooped up in the house during the current crisis, if only for a few minutes,” said Marty, adding: “I wanted to do something that everybody could try, regardless if they had a drum kit or not.”

Marty noted that since he started his online lessons, he has been getting messages saying the whole family are sitting down and giving it a go. “I’ve been sent videos of young and old giving it a go! They may discover they have a hidden talent!” he shared with this newspaper. At the start of each new lesson, Marty goes over his previous lessons briefly so that people can catch up. The lessons are posted to the Enniskillen Drum School page after so people can practise in their own time.

“Of course you are limited to how far you can go with no drum kit but so far the feedback has been tremendous,” said Marty. “I will be back teaching as soon as this blows over, and anyone looking for a space can message me through the page,” he added.

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