All About Drums

[fable]

My son started at about 4 at a school in thomson road but I don’t think they have drum classes anymore. He followed the teacher to School of Music Clef at Suntec. For the first 2.5 years, I didn’t get him a drumset. He would practice on pillows and a practice pad. Only when I was sure he was serious about drums did we get him a set.

[MMM]

You might want to put your child in a concert band under percussion. Saw some impressive drummers there.

[Idono]

MMM:

You might want to put your child in a concert band under percussion. Saw some impressive drummers there.

Which concert band takes in? I'm interested to put him there.

[MMM]

Idono:

MMM:

You might want to put your child in a concert band under percussion. Saw some impressive drummers there.

Which concert band takes in? I'm interested to put him there.

Does his primary school has a concert band? If so, that is a good place to start with as it will provide him with the percussion exposure.

[Idono]

MMM:

Idono:

[quote=\"MMM\"]You might want to put your child in a concert band under percussion. Saw some impressive drummers there.

Which concert band takes in? I'm interested to put him there.

Does his primary school has a concert band? If so, that is a good place to start with as it will provide him with the percussion exposure.[/quote]No, does not. That's why I've to look outside.

[CCM Mum]

Son (age 9) is learning drum at About Music http://www.aboutmusic.com.sg. He enjoys the lesson and can jam with others.

[Ma Ma Mia]

Remember to wear ear plugs and protect their ears…heard from friends how kids are getting hearing loss because they use earphones and exposed to loud music…

[berrymom]

Hi, can I ask if it is quite easy to pass grade 1 for drums?

And when do the kids start to learn abt theory or theory is not tested at all ?
Thanks!

[fable]

berrymom:

Hi, can I ask if it is quite easy to pass grade 1 for drums?

And when do the kids start to learn abt theory or theory is not tested at all ?
Thanks!

My son is taking his drum exams with Rockschool. The first exam that can be taken is \"Debut\", followed by Grade 1 - 8. My son started with Grade 1 at K2 and had no problems passing. There is a little bit of theory (reading scores, understanding your drumset etc) together with the practical, but not difficult. The syllabus for the rockschool drum exams can be downloaded here:

http://www.rockschool.co.uk/qualifications/gradedmusicexams/additionalinformation/resources/syllabuses/

[berrymom]

Hi Fable,

Thank you v much, wow the syllabus looks much tougher than the trinity drums grade 1 which my boy’s teacher is telling us about…er…maybe I should go & double check with him…