Please contact me if you have any questions about purchasing a drum set.  

    

Recommended Materials

  • Metronome

  • I also strongly recommend that you purchase a set of Vic Firth Isolation Headphones.  These will allow you to practice along with songs and the metronome without damaging your hearing.

  • Students must have a CD player, computer, or MP3 player near their drum set.  This will allow them to play along with songs and exercises.     

Equipment

For beginning students who want to play a full acoustic drum kit I recommend this package.  It contains everything you will need to get started.  They have this kit in three colors:  black, vintage red, and midnight blue.  Before you place the order make sure they have the drum kit in stock.  Sometimes they won't have a particular color and it can take weeks for these kits to be shipped over from China. 

http://www.zzounds.com 

This site describes how to tune your drums:

http://www.pearldrum.com/education/howto/how0110.html

This site covers drum rudiments.                                    

http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.html

Student Performances