THE MAD STORY
Lee-Jaime is the founder and head tutor at Go Mad Music. Drumming since the age of 15 he has many years of experience with the instrument and over a decades worth of experience in the music industry with teaching drums and performing in a variety of groups, featuring at a number of festivals and on many recordings for bands and solo artists alike.
With a Masters Degree in Applied Psychology (MSc) and an Honours Degree in Contemporary Music Performance (BMus), as well as a Higher Diploma in Sound Production; Lee has gained a valuable insight into music, the music industry, as well as the world of mental health, and a greater understanding of ADHD and other learning differences and cognitive conditions.
Beyond the music scope Lee has a certificate in teaching English as a Foreign Language to non-native English speakers. This course, as well as the practical training that went along with it, has added to his teaching style and helped form a unique approach and style of instruction that can be adapted to suit any type of student’s learning style, as well as improve the class materials that are continually being developed and updated.
Before the inception of Go Mad Music, teaching drums began in 2011 while completing the BMus degree, and by 2013 Lee was teaching and performing full-time professionally. In 2014 he was appointed the Head of Department for the drum division of Performance Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa; he remained in this capacity, teaching during the day and performing live in the evenings, until venturing off to the Middle East for a year. Next stop was U.K. for 2 years to complete his MSc degree, finally settling in Sydney, Australia... all in the name of furthering his studies, abilities and experience.
Since arriving in Aus early 2018, Lee has worked steadily with people who have Autism, Tourettes, Anxiety, Depression, Chronic illnesses, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Auditory Processing differences (APD), non-verbal learning difficulties (NVLD), Visual perceptual/visual motor deficits, as well as adults who have sustained brain injuries and music lovers with hearing impairments.
Future aspirations for Go Mad Music will be to include a variety of melodic instruments to the programme, and to make each and every one adaptable to suit the needs of any music lover with learning differences and at any skill range.
Additionally, Lee is looking into studying further to extend his knowledge and understanding of the DSM-5 disorders; this will allow Go Mad Music to expand the scope of learning differences, and levels thereof to be included in the classes.