No. All you need to start is a pair of drumsticks and a practice pad.

Ultimately, if volume and space are not an issue, we recommend an acoustic drum set. Playing each part of the acoustic drum set is an art and takes practice, and playing an acoustic version of each is crucial to learning how to create proper sounds.

However, if you need to cut down on volume and space, an electronic kit is perfect. It will help you train your body to move on a multi-surface instrument, but won’t offer the same varied response between each part of the kit like an acoustic drum set does.

No! The idea that you can’t learn as you get older is false! In fact, an activity such as drumming, which requires your full focus and engages your nervous system, will increase your ability to learn.

Drumming at any level of ability is fun, healthy, physically & mentally fulfilling, and highly encouraged!

Happy drumming!

Our lessons studios are equipped with 2 professional acoustic drum sets. One for the teacher and one for the student. All you need to bring is a pair of drumsticks, hearing protection, and your lesson’s notebook.

Our lessons studios are equipped with 2 professional acoustic drum sets. One for the teacher and one for the student. All you need to bring is a pair of drumsticks, hearing protection, and your lesson’s notebook.

As you can guess, learning an instrument is a lifelong endeavor; everyone learns at different paces and works towards different goals. The main goal is to enjoy the process of learning and making music, regardless of experience level. We aim to help students fall in love with the process of learning their chosen instrument, fostering a lifelong relationship with music.

With drums, it is relatively easy to get basic grooves going, so playing along to music is possible from day one. The difficulty with drums comes in developing rhythmic and dynamic interdependence across all 4 limbs, creating a balanced drum set sound, all while staying relaxed.

Learning to play music has as many meanings as there are people who play it.

We encourage everyone to meet themselves on the musical map where they are at.

Some students are very casual and enjoy playing just a couple of times a week; some are weekend warriors; some play daily for 20-60 minutes; while others obsess over music learning every hour of the day, playing for multiple hours . Every one of these students plays the “correct” amount because they fit music into their lives in ways that serve them.

Some of our students play only a few times a week, while others play multiple hours a day. The main goal is to play as time allows and enjoy the act of making music and pursuing improvement. Many students go through multiple phases of music-making, and we pride ourselves on helping everyone on their musical journey be the best they can be.

Yes and no. You could live your whole musical life without reading a single note of music, but your journey would be much more difficult, as you would be unable to navigate music on your own.

Reading music is actually easier than most people expect, and it helps you to learn material on multiple levels. We incorporate both reading and playing by ear in lessons, as we believe they are equally important.

Reading drum music is not based on scales or chords. The main skills to learn are reading rhythm and drum set orchestration notation.

We enroll by the month for 30 or 60-minute weekly lessons on a recurring day/time.

Yes. Your teacher will keep both physical and digital lesson notes each week. All of your notes are available online in the student portal and in an attendance email sent after each lesson.

Please complete our new student enrollment form, and we will contact you for an enrollment consultation and to schedule your lessons.

NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT FORM

We look forward to meeting you and helping you express yourself creatively through music!

Most children can start around ages 4-5. At this age they can comfortably hold drumsticks. Students this age sometimes struggle to play both hi-hat and bass drum pedal, but can easily play the bass drum pedal and hands, allowing them to create full drum set beats. Younger students may do better with shorter lessons or a smaller setup.

Starting young allows a person to train their coordination early and grow into a full-sized instrument. With customized lessons, we take a special approach to working with young people that helps them get into the habit of playing music early in life. The earlier a person starts, the better!