DRUM LESSONS
DRUM SET, SNARE DRUM, & PERCUSSION LESSONS
We have had the privilege of helping countless creatives in the Denton, TX area discover self-expression through music since 2012.
All ages, levels, and grooves welcome!
Enroll in private weekly 30- or 60-minute lessons, billed monthly, and start building real skills from day one.
🔥 From Beginner to Pro!
Many of our students have gone from total beginners to professional players over the course of their studies with us. Some started as young as 5 and now drive themselves to lessons.
We work weekly with students of all ages and experience levels, specializing in:
• drum set for beginners & serious hobbyists
• snare drum, mallet, and drum set for Junior high & high school percussionists
• drum set for Advanced players sharpening their craft for auditions, bands, and beyond
🎯 100% Customized Lessons
Every student is different—and so is every lesson. We tailor instruction to each student’s goals, interests, and musical needs, while covering the essential foundations that make great musicians.
📚 Exclusive Learning Resources
All students get access to an ever-growing library of professionally notated transcriptions of common lessons and songs.
Plus, we create custom play-along tracks where we remove the drum part, so you can practice being the drummer in the band.
🎓 Middle School Band? We’ve got you covered.
We help students start drums early in elementary school — before entering 6th-grade band — get a massive head start by teaching snare drum, mallets, and drum set, so they hit the ground running from day one and stay ahead of their peers.
🏆 Proven Results
We’ve worked weekly with students in grades K–12, helping them earn top rankings in:
• UIL
• Solo & Ensemble
• Region, Area & State Band
• Jazz band & college auditions
👨🏫 Teachers are drum specialists
We staff only the most skilled teachers to work with students of all ages and levels on drums—our teachers teach only their primary instrument. The current drum teaching roster is Colby Schreck & Brandon Morris.
Ready to get started? Enrollment is monthly, with lessons held weekly on a consistent day and time. We’d love to help you or your child grow musically—enroll today and take the next step in your musical journey.
“My grandson has been a percussion student at The (Ghost) Note since 6th grade and looks forward to his lessons each week. Lessons have made a huge difference in his skill set, confidence and band grade.”
DRUM LESSON FAQ
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No. All you need to start is a pair of drumsticks and a practice pad.
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Ultimately if volume and space is not an iissue we recommend an acoustic drum set. Playing each part of the acoustic drum set is an art and takes playiing an acoustic version of each 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 wont offer the same varied response between each part of the kit like an acoustic drum set does.
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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 drum sticks, hearing protection, and your lesson’s notebook.
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As you can guess, learning an instrument is a lifelong endeavor, and everyone learns at different paces and works towards different goals.
With drums, it is quite easy to get basic grooves happening, so playing with music happens pretty quickly. The difficulty with drums comes in developing rhythmic and dynamic interdependence across all 4 limbs, creating a balanced drum set sound while staying relaxed.
We aim to help students fall in love with the process of learning to play any instrument, fostering a lifelong relationship with music.
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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!
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Learning an instrument has as many meanings as it does people that play them.
We encourage everyone to meet themselves on the musical map where they are at.
Some students are very casual and enjoy playing just apocuple times a week, some students are weekend warriors, ssome students play every day for 20-60 minutes casually while others obsess every hour of the day about music and learning. Every one of these students plays the “correct” amount because they are find ways to fit music into their life in a natural way.
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.
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Yes and no. You could play your whole life note reading one note of music, but your musical life might be much more difficult not being able to read and navigate through 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 of equal importance.
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We enroll by the month for 30 or 60-minute weekly lessons on a recurring day/time.
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Yes. Your teacher will keep both physical and digital lesson notes each week. All of your notes are available online in the student portal.
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Please complete our new student enrollment form, and we will contact you for an enrollment consultation and to schedule your lessons.
GENERAL
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drum set
concert snare drum
auxiliary percussion
marching percussion
keyboard percussion - aka “mallets”
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Instruction includes exposure to a comprehensive range of genres:
Classical, jazz, and contemporary art music
Pop, rock, hip-hop, EDM
Country, blues, folk, R&B/soul
Sub-genres and cross-cultural rhythmic traditions
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Hand Techniques: matched & traditional grip, stroke types, Moeller, hybrid approaches
Foot Techniques: heel-down, heel-toe, slide, swivel, double-pedal concepts
Body Mechanics: breathing, posture, ergonomics, relaxation
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Timekeeping, feel, sound production
Brush techniques in multiple styles
Ensemble interaction and musical decision-making
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Practice psychology
Focus management
Performance mindset
Growth-oriented learning strategies
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Rhythmic theory
Polyrhythms
Phrase structure and form
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Efficient, measurable practice routines
Sensory-based learning: hearing, seeing, and feeling improvement
Alternatives to metronome-based practice