Step-by-step guides written by the teaching staff at Trill Route — tuning, grip, reading notation and practice structure. Free to read, no sign-up.

Atharv Venkatesh began with Carnatic vocals and worked out fairly quickly that what interested him was underneath the melody. He moved to the drums, and at twelve he has passed his RSL Grade 2 exam with a Distinction at 93%.

Sathya Ganesh was seven when he decided that rhythm is what holds a song together, and that he wanted to play that part. Nine years on he passed Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 8 - the highest grade the board offers - with a Merit.