Claus Hessler: Passing knowledge on

Send us Fan Mail Claus Hessler is renowned to be THE drum educator of our time! With his direct heritage of knowledge from Jim Chapin, the numerous books that he has written, and his general warmth and patient approach to teaching and learning, we are so pleased to welcome Claus to the podcast this week. We talk about Claus’ fear of reading drum notation and how he dealt with it, writing ‘Collapsed Rudiments’ while grieving, how he spends his spare time, the weight of feeling that you’re not good enough at drums, and lots of generally excellent advice on worrying less. Claus Hessler’s upcoming 2026 UK dates: 2nd & 3rd July – Royal Academy of Music, London 4th July – Bob’s Drum School, Rotherham 5th July – Matty Roberts Drum School, Denbigh 30th October – Drummer’s Odyssey Camp Claus Hessler: Instagram.com/claus.hessler Follow us here: Instagram.com/drummermamas Instagram.com/Ciaradrums Instagram.com/gemmadrums Instagram.com/swiftiedrums