impressions

I am a student for many years now. Borys sees my individual strengths and challenges me in the right way. He is motivating and honest. I appreciate that the drumming is embedded in a context. You get to know the cultural background of certain rhythms and get a bigger picture of the music you are playing. Borys skill set is very versatile. His teaching method is like learning a new language. One day you can speak it, but you're never done. Borys is the perfect companion in that way.

-Loretta

Borys is both a passionate musician and teacher. He’s gifted with never-ending curiosity, through which he guides his students into a conversation between the drum and the body, the rhythms and techniques, the cultural contexts, … to the place where traditional music lives and keeps evolving.

-Magdalena Meindl

Borys is a fantastic drum teacher who brings passion to everything he does. As I come from a Western classical music background myself, Borys completely opened up a new perspective on music for me. The lessons are incredibly fun and rewarding, but also highly principled. He focuses heavily on building a solid foundation, ensuring I develop good playing habits and proper technique. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to professionally master rhythm, or who just wants to play the drums for fun!

-Tomasz Dobrowolski

The frame drum classes with Borys are always a lot of fun. He knows how to keep the lessons diversified, he is patient, motivating and inspiring. Highly recommended!

-Lucia Kern

The concept of a rhythmic instrument intimidated me as I have been told for years that I am not good at it. But the approach of Borys has helped me breakdown and understand rhythmic compositions. He also shifted my experience, from practicing an instrument in isolation, to the experience of communal playing that creates feelings of personal and group achievement. I highly appreciate his teaching and the class is the highlight of my week!

-Dimitra

I have experienced Borys’s teaching in both private one-on-one lessons and group workshops. In the individual sessions, he is patient and attentive, always willing to explain and re-explain concepts as many times as necessary. In the group workshops, he demonstrates a great ability to make every student feel seen and included. He provides individual tasks tailored to each participant’s level, ensuring that the learning process is both engaging and accessible to everyone.

-Dima Dawood

Great frame drum player and pedagogical teacher!

Also very kind and cheerful - great for the beginner not to find the new concepts and techniques dreadfully challenging but instead to be met with playfulness and joy.

-Jack Grewe

Borys Slowikowski is a fantastic teacher. To learn with him is a gratifying experience driven through curiosity; exploring rhythm and the elasticity of time-travel. The emphasis is on strengthening listening and assimilation while we play together.

-Mor Demer

Borys is a very skilled teacher, who can move seamlessly in one lesson between a purely technical approach to rhythm analysis and playing the instrument on one side, and a more intuitive playful approach on the other, so he always manage to find the leverage point for the learning process to happen. Highly recommended also for individual lessons!

-Alessio Castellacci

I can highly recommend the workshops of Borys!

-Claudia Rühle

Really enjoyed the class - it was a mix of theory and practice, very accessible and easy to follow and got me excited about continuing to learn about frame drums.

-Ilya

Borys has guided my love of the drum in a great way. As a student, I feel comfortable and at ease with Borys because he is an accepting, patient, mature musician and teacher. He supports, does not criticize, but rather proposes solutions in a gentle way. Can inspire enthusiasm for practice, listening and exploration. I took part in several courses and watched how Borys surrounds each participant with his attention and how interesting program he can prepare. During the courses, we also take care of the body - its relaxation and proper posture. Borys's experience in working with body awareness is invaluable here. I am grateful for the acquaintance with Borys because he is not only a very good teacher but also an interesting and passionate person.

-Magdalena Nowaczyk

Great teacher with easy to understand way of showing the magic of drums even for total newbie like me, thank you.

-Danka Unsu

Fantastic teacher!!!

-Maria Tańska

Borys is a great teacher! He finds a good balance between theory and pratice and uses a wide range of different exercises to keep the motivation high. Even in group lessons he takes enough time for individual support. I definetely recommend his workhops.

-Basti Olschewski

Borys is a juggler of sound. His classes have a very somatic, even therapeutic, element to them. He teaches you to feel the sound, to make it an extension of you. He is a passionate teacher whose good energy is contagious. I have been taking lessons with him for a year and it has been a very good experience. He knows how to motivate and how to infect with his love of rhythm. I highly recommend!

-Ola Czajkowska

Had a very good intensive frame drum course with Borys! He's a skilled teacher and gives you good reflection. You will develop according to your level and wishes.

-Cecilia Emés