Beginner Drum Sets

I’ve recently been in the market to buy my first drum kit. I’ve been playing piano for nine years and I have friends that play the drums and have been helping me with this decision.  I wanted to get a good drum set that would last me a few years and I did not want to spend thousands of dollars even though these kits are definitely worth the money you spend.  

At first I saw a complete drum kit at a store that was selling at a reasonable price.  This drum kit was complete with one snare, two mounted toms, one floor tom, one base drum, one high hat, one ride cymbal plus all the hardware including throne, base pedal and mounts.  So what is all of this you ask?   The snare drum is the drum that most people associate with the small drum in a marching band, especially the fife and drum noted in the Revolutionary War.  This drum has about five strands of chain link that rests on the bottom head (the head is the skin or sheet that covers the drum which you hit with the stick).  

The toms (or tom-toms) are the basic drums that range from high to low in terms of the sound made when striking them.  These drums are played in a fill.  The base drum is the one that sits on the floor on its side and is struck with a mallet that is attached to a foot pedal.  The high hat is really two plate shaped cymbals that are placed on a stand and they are clapped together my pressing a foot pedal.  The ride cymbal is usually the widest cymbal in a set up and is used to keep the beat.

The hardware, on the other hand, is all of the metals parts that hold the drum and cymbals in the correct place for playing them.  The throne is a glorified name for the seat which you sit on to play the drums.

There is one other basic cymbal that you don’t necessarily need to start off, but you will want one eventually if you are serious about playing the drums.  This is the crash cymbal which sounds just like the name says.  The crash cymbal when struck gives off a crashing sound and rings out unlike the ride which “rides” the sound and dies away quickly.

I recently tried out my friend’s Pacific by DW fusion drum kit. Fusion drum kit means that it has all of the drums, but they are smaller than standard drums so they are better for playing rock or jazz music.  These drums can be tuned a both higher and lower than standard drums.  This means the range of sound for fusion drums is much greater than standard. The Pacific drums are the beginner sets for the DW brand.  

This particular set that I found happened to be a shell pack.  A shell pack is just drums and the basic tom mounting hardware.  This means that it does not include any cymbal stands, throne, snare stand, base pedal, or cymbals, but it gives you the flexibility to choose cymbals and other hardware from various manufacturers.

Beginner Drum Set

Try using a beginner drum set lesson book to learn how to play the drums. There are many books offering drum set lessons suitable to learn on your own. This is a great tool to use anytime and at your own pace.

Beginner Drum Sets

For the absolute beginner, drum sets are pretty basic as they contain a snare drum, bass drum, and two mounted tom-toms. Most students can purchase cymbals later as they are not absolutely required for the beginners.

Drum Sets

If you have a child that wanting to learn how to play drums, you will probably need to shop around for a drum set. Many young students and older adults love the idea of owning drums and dream of knowing how to play them.

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