Practice pad with drawings of a hand, a brain and a heart, drumsticks on top and drum notation on a laptop behind it

    Online course · music with ADHD, autism and sensory sensitivity

    22 lessons · worksheets per path · lifetime access · €94

    Music with
    ADHD and autism.

    Practice ends in an argument. Your child shuts down in lessons, or wants to play but keeps getting stuck. And you no longer know what to say.

    One-time payment, no subscription · 14-day money-back guarantee · iDEAL

    This course helps you understand what happens in a head that fills up quickly, with ADHD, autism or sensory sensitivity, and gives you concrete steps towards more calm, focus and joy. No label needed, just understanding.

    Also for who want to guide students better, and for who get stuck themselves.

    Do you recognise this?

    Music with ADHD and autism: it's not about talent.

    Many people who end up here have been looking for an explanation for a while. They can see something is going on, but are not sure exactly what. Or they know, but not how to deal with it.

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    Your child enjoys music but doesn't want to practise at home. The same discussion every time, and it ends in an argument or tears.

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    Your child shuts down in lessons: going silent, "I can't do it", or getting angry. And you don't know whether to encourage or let go.

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    You have students where nothing seems to stick, not because they don't want to, but because the standard approach doesn't fit.

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    You've been playing for years but keep getting stuck at the same point. Concentration, motivation, the feeling that your head works harder than your hands.

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    Music sometimes feels like the only place where there is calm, but also the place where frustration is greatest.

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    You want to understand what is underneath the behaviour, so you can better connect, with your child, your student, or yourself.

    These are not signs that someone is unsuited to music. They are signs that the head is full, and that the approach can be better.

    This applies to every instrument. Not just drums.

    Stefan van de Brug, Drummer, teacher and coach
    Who you learn from

    Stefan van de Brug

    Drummer, teacher, coach and body-oriented therapist. Over twenty years of teaching children and adults, many of them with ADHD, autism or a head that fills up quickly.

    I have ADD myself. I know from the inside what it feels like when your head is full of ideas and your surroundings don't always understand you. As a young person, music was both my outlet and my structure. I went through all the phases: from frustration to self-confidence, from teachers who didn't get me to the one who gave me space.

    Today I run one of the largest drum schools in The Hague, 166 students per week. Many of them have ADHD, autism or sensory sensitivity. That's not an exception in my school. It's simply part of how we teach.

    This course is what I have seen work in practice. No complicated theory. Practical insights that genuinely help.

    Why this course from me, and not just any course about neurodiversity? Because I know both sides: the brain itself, and twenty years of working with it in the classroom.

    Certified coach
    Body-oriented therapist
    Maharishi Consciousness Advisor, trained by Tony Nader
    Founder Drumschool Stefan van de Brug, 166 students per week

    "I don't believe you need to change someone. I believe you can learn to see what is already there, and thereby connect better."

    CBM, Consciousness,
    Body, Mind.

    CBM is not a scientific model. It is my practical way of looking at learning music and guiding people, shaped by twenty years of teaching, and by living with ADD myself. Three layers together determine how you feel when you make music.

    Consciousness

    Attention

    Where is your attention? Are you here, now, or is your head elsewhere? Directing your attention is a skill, not willpower. It's something you can learn.
    Close-up of a Zildjian K cymbal in the studio

    Body

    Body

    How are you breathing? Where is the tension? How are you sitting? Your body never lies about how you feel. It's the fastest route to more calm, if you know how to read it.
    Close-up of a black oyster pearl Ludwig drum kit in front of the yellow wall

    Mind

    Mind

    What's going on in your head? What motivates you, what frustrates you? Understanding your own mind, or someone else's, changes how you respond.
    Practice pad with drumsticks and Anika Nilles' Pad Book, a drum kit in the background

    When one of the three is out of balance, you feel it immediately, in your playing, in your lessons, in your contact with your child.

    For whom

    For parents, teachers and musicians.

    Everyone reads the same short lessons. Then, for each module, you choose your worksheet, with reflection questions and an assignment for the coming week in your situation.

    Part 1 · The shared foundation

    How do attention, body and mind work? What does overstimulation do, what does safety do for learning, and where does motivation really come from? This foundation is the same for everyone, whether you are a parent, teacher or musician.

    Part 2 · Choose your perspective
    Path 1

    For parents

    “Understanding my child better”

    Your child loves music, but practising at home turns into a battle. Your child doesn't want to, or wants to but gets stuck. You're not doing anything wrong. You're probably just missing some understanding of what happens in that busy head, and what your role can be. Each module has a worksheet for home, and you finish with a two-week plan.

    Path 2

    For teachers

    “Guiding my student better”

    You notice some students need something different. The standard approach doesn't work, but you're not sure what does. This path gives you a framework to recognise more quickly what's going on and respond with more confidence. With a worksheet per module and a lesson format you can use in tomorrow's lesson.

    Path 3

    For musicians

    “Learning to guide myself better”

    Your own head fills up quickly. Maybe with a diagnosis such as ADHD or autism, maybe without, but you recognise it. This path helps you use music as an anchor rather than an extra source of pressure, with a worksheet per module and your own practice format.

    Content

    22 lessons in 6 modules. At your own pace.

    From understanding to applying. Each module has short lessons, a worksheet per path and a guided exercise. The final module turns it all into a two-week plan for home and a lesson format for teachers.

    1

    Understanding what is going on

    What happens in the brain under pressure, chaos or blockage? Why doesn't 'just calm down' work? You learn to recognise patterns you encounter every day, not through neuroscience you'll forget, but through things you immediately recognise from your own experience.

    Afterwards you recognise what sits underneath pressure or blockage, and respond to the cause instead of the behaviour.

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    Tools for focus and calm

    Beyond 'sit still' and 'take it easy'. Concrete techniques to build more calm, for yourself, your child, your student. Breathing, short check-ins, rhythm as an anchor. Things you can apply in two minutes.

    Afterwards you can bring yourself, your child or your student back to calm and focus within two minutes.

    3

    Structure that helps, not stifles

    For brains that work differently, structure is essential, but the wrong structure backfires. You learn lesson formats that work for sensitive brains, and how to create routines that feel like safety rather than obligation.

    Afterwards you build routines that feel like safety, not like obligation.

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    Dealing with resistance and emotions

    What do you do when someone blocks? How do you stay present without wanting to solve what doesn't need solving? The way you respond to resistance determines whether someone feels safe enough to continue.

    Afterwards you stay calmly present during a blockage, so someone feels safe enough to keep going.

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    Communication that connects

    Small choices in tone, pace and word choice make a big difference for someone with a sensitive brain. You learn how to speak, how to listen, and how to feel what someone really needs in that moment.

    Afterwards you hear and feel what someone needs in that moment, and adjust your tone and pace to match.

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    Putting it into practice

    Everything from the course turned into a plan. For parents, a two-week plan for home, day by day. For teachers, a fixed 30-minute lesson format, with a plan for when the bucket is full and an approach for shutdowns. Musicians use the same format for their own practice.

    Afterwards you know exactly what you'll do differently tomorrow, and what you want to keep two weeks later.

    What you get

    Worksheets per path, printable
    Guided exercises, audio coming
    Two-week plan and lesson format
    Three paths: parents, teachers, musicians
    Lifetime access
    No subscription
    14-day guarantee

    To be clear: there are no videos in this course. Everything is text you read at your own pace and can print. The guided exercises are written out and ready to use; the audio recordings will be added at no extra cost.

    Frequently asked questions

    Investment

    One-off. Lifetime access.

    You pay once and have the course forever. No subscription, no hidden costs.

    Music with ADHD and Autism

    €94

    one-off · lifetime access · all three paths

    22 lessons in 6 modules
    Worksheets per path: parents, teachers, musicians
    Guided exercises (script now, audio coming)
    Two-week plan for home and lesson format for teachers
    Lifetime access on any device
    14-day money-back guarantee

    14-day money-back guarantee · Secure payment via Mollie · iDEAL, credit card, Bancontact

    A parent who would like to start with something free? Read the free Parent Guide for Music Lessons

    You don't have to do it perfectly.

    You just have to learn to see what is going on, with your child, your student, or yourself.

    The rest follows by itself.

    Music with ADHD and Autism is an online course about calm, focus and joy in music, including with ADD and sensory sensitivity, developed by Stefan van de Brug from over twenty years of experience in music education and coaching. Suitable for parents of children with ADHD or autism in music lessons, music teachers working with neurodiverse students, and musicians who themselves struggle with concentration, overstimulation or motivation. The CBM method combines body-oriented therapy, consciousness principles and practical teaching tools, for every instrument and every age.