NEWS & Reviews
A Fond Farewell
It is with a mix of pride and sadness that we announce the National Drumline Camp will not be taking place in 2025, and for the foreseeable future. Since its inception in 2012, the National Drumline Camp has been a cornerstone of the Australian drumline community, leaving an indelible mark on the musical landscape of […]
2024 Camp Scholarships
We are thrilled to announce that scholarships for the 2024 National Drumline Camp are now available, thanks to the generous support of D²Drumline! This is a fantastic opportunity for musicians of all backgrounds who may otherwise struggle to attend the event to gain the support they need to take part. It is a chance for […]
Our biggest team of instructors EVER!
The 2024 National Drumline Camp is going to be bigger and better than ever! We’re super excited to be welcoming the amazing Adam Tan to our team to provide specialist opportunities for mallet players to join a “front ensemble” for the very first time, and are excited to have Kyle Davis join us again after […]
A change for Melbourne
Since its inception in 2012, the National Drumline Camp in Melbourne has been a residential camp to make it as accessible as possible for anyone from interstate who wished to travel to Melbourne to take part. Now that the event is running in 3 states around the country, we are moving to a non-residential format […]
We’re heading to QLD!
In 2022, the National Drumline Camp headed west for the very first time. We had an amazing time working with the incredible time working with students from across WA at the first ever National Drumline Camp, Perth. What better way to back up this success than by adding another new event in QLD for 2023?! […]
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Chelsea Levine – Specialist Instructor
We are incredibly lucky to be welcoming Chelsea Levine to Australian shores for the 2022 National Drumline Camp. This is the first time we have had a specialist Cymbal instructor at the camp and we can’t wait to work with Chelsea! Chelsea is the founder and owner of Seavine, one of the most innovative and […]
National Drumline Camp Stories
We’ve helped a huge number of drummers and percussionists of all experience levels / backgrounds experience drumline for the first time. The below video features Charlotte Thompson, Matthew Ong, Harry Potocnik and Kevin McFerran providing an insight into their experiences at the camp. From high school student (Matthew) to professional drummer and tertiary educator (Kevin), […]
AN INSTRUCTOR’S PERSPECTIVE
We recently caught up with Dr. Stephen Liew to get his insights into his experiences at the National Drumline Camp. As a co-founder of D²Drumline, Steve was one of the driving forces behind the first camp in 2012 alongside Campbell Phillips. Steve remained actively involved in the event until 2015 and has some wonderful experiences […]
Ralph Nader – Featured Instructor
It seems like we say this all too often, but we are incredibly excited to be welcoming the one and only Ralph Nader back to Australian shores as our featured instructor for 2022! Ralph has become a regular feature of the National Drumline Camp because he is just so amazing to work with. Ralph passion […]
New Venue in 2022
The National Drumline Camp will have a new home in 2022! Since 2014, the camp has been hosted near Kyneton in Central Victoria, roughly 1hr from Melbourne’s CBD. In an effort to make the event more accessible for people from interstate as well as Melbourne locals, this years’s camp will be taking place at Urban […]
A well deserved break in 2019
After 7 consecutive years running the National Drumline Camp, our leadership team have decided to take a break in 2019. This was not an easy
TWENTY EIGHTEEN
The 2018 National Drumline Camp once again featured Ralph Nader. Ralph’s previous visits to the Australia for the camp quickly cemented his role in the
Feature Instructor 2018 – RALPH NADER!!
Following the huge success of Ralph’s tour of Australia and New Zealand earlier this year, we are excited to see him back on Australian shores for the 2018 National Drumline Camp! This will be the second time we have had the privilege of having Ralph join us at the Camp and we can’t wait to […]
2017 Instructors
For this years’ camp, we are incredibly excited to have one of the most experienced and talented team of instructors ever assembled at a National
