​Teaching young childen to play the drums does present a few challenges!! One of which is the physical size of the drum kit, which I will touch on later.... the other is engaging the childs imagination, ensuring that they are happy and keen to learn... in other words the lesson needs to be fun! The tutor books and material that I use for older children, teenagers and adults are of no use to a young child. However, my number one teaching aid in this scenario is Alfreds Kids Drumset Course...a fantastic book and cd package that Ive been using for many years. Easy to follow and very well written, this book takes children from the very beginning, and soon has them playing beats..... the included CD of backing tracks is great for them to play along to and its fantastic to see their smiles when they finally get grooving along to one of the songs! I use this book in all my childrens lessons as an introductory tuition book.

As regards the size of the drumkit, I tend to teach on Roland electronic drumkits, which can be adjusted for size, so hopefully students of all ages can be comfortable and find that everything is within reach.

For further information about our childrens drum lessons, please visit our webpage www.ambervalleydrumschool.co.uk/kids-club.html

As well as our main drum tuition studio in NG16, covering areas such as Heanor, Eastwood, Codnor, Ripley etc, we also offer drum lessons in Nottingham city centre, just a stones throw from the Motorpoint Arena (or the ice rink as it will always be known by me!!)

Like our main NG16 teaching base, our studio in Nottingham is equipped with Roland electronic drums, plus a sound system to enable drumming along to backing tracks etc, and we also offer our rudimental snare drum lessons here too..... So, between our two drum studios we can cater to drum students across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. To check availability, book a lesson, or just have a chat about where you want to go with your drumming, call David on 01773 715870

Dont forget, we teach all styles of drum kit playing including Rockschool and Trinity drum exams!

Welcome to the new look website for Amber Valley Drum School! 
Hopefully you will find it easy to find the information you require, but should you have any difficulties or spot an error that i might have missed, please get in touch!
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