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Come see both bands at Battle of the Bands, Saturday, October 24, at the Normandy Fall Festival.
Set the tempo for a real band. Ages 8 to 18. No experience, and no drum kit at home, needed to start.
Every band follows its drummer. Your child learns to keep a steady beat, drive the band through each song, and crash into the chorus so the whole room feels it.
Drummers play our rehearsal kits every week, so you don't need a full kit at home to begin. Rehearsals are one evening a week in Normandy, TN, with families coming from Manchester, Tullahoma, Shelbyville, Winchester and McMinnville.
What your drummer will learn
What your drummer will learn
The basic rock beat (kick, snare and hi-hat) behind most rock songs
Keeping steady time with a metronome, without rushing or dragging
Fills that carry the band from verse to chorus
Dynamics: holding back in the verse, opening up in the chorus
Counting the band in and ending songs together
Locking in with the bass player
Our rehearsal kits
Two kits stay set up in our rehearsal room: an acoustic Pearl kit and a Yamaha DTX electronic kit.
What you'll need
A pair of drumsticks
A practice pad
That's it to start. A pad and sticks cost a fraction of a drum kit, and they're where most drum practice happens anyway. If your child sticks with it, an electronic kit with headphones is a quiet next step at home.
Drum questions
Drum questions
Do we need a drum kit at home?
No. Sticks and a practice pad cover most home practice, and drummers play a full kit at every rehearsal.
My child has never played anything. Is drums a good first instrument?
Yes. Drums are about rhythm and timing, not notes, and beginners can play a real rock beat early on. Every band needs one.
How much should they practice at home?
About 15 to 30 minutes a day, four or five days a week. Each band has a shared folder with slowed-down tracks, tracks with the drums removed for play-along, and a weekly practice guide.
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When a new season opens, families on the list hear before anyone else. Signing up takes about a minute and costs nothing.
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