Drums for Kids

Often one of the first musical items a parent looks for are drums for kids. Drums are in essence one of the most basic and primal instruments there is. You basically bang on an item and make sound. This has been going on for centuries all over the world in many different cultures. Drums have been used not only for making music but for communication, in war, and as a way to keep rhythm going in certain types of work. It is not uncommon to see little children create makeshift drum sets with pots, pans, and cans or buckets.
While a drum set for babies and small children ages 2 to 5 can be bought from a toy store as they grow older and show more interest you will want to look elsewhere. Toy store drum sets are meant for two things, to play with as a toy and not meant to last year’s like better quality sets. These small toy store sets are great for children to show their interest or to play with once in a while and will probably last a year or two under these types of circumstances. These types of sets can range from $10 up to $50 or so dollars and can be found in discount and toy stores both online and traditional brick and mortar locations.
Once a child gets bigger and starts to show more interest in playing the drums a bit more seriously it will be time to look elsewhere for a set. Some great places to find sets at lower prices will be the used market. Some places to find deals locally with be music stores, the classifieds, and websites like Craigslist that allow people to list items for sale in different locations. If you don’t mind paying for shipping online auction sites like EBay are a great place to find second hand drums for your growing child. If you would rather surprise them with a gift of a new drum set music stores are the best places to start. You can find drum sets at stores like Wal-Mart and Target for older kids but their sound and build quality may not be suited for more serious drummers and at a $100 they are an expensive toy when for $30 to $80 more you can buy a better quality new set. If you want to shop online you can find many popular good quality drum sets for close the same price you would find cheaper discount store sets and if you do enough looking may even be able to get free or discounted shipping making them great deals. These more expensive sets will probably last until your child into their early teens depending on how big they get, but you can expect on average about 5-7 years of use out of them.
If your child gets serious about drumming at an early age you can expect to go through a few good quality sets before settling on a top of the line drum set when they get to be young adults. The average set will last about 5 years depending on how fast they grow with their last set purchases somewhere in their mid teens.  While this seems like a lot consider breaking it down like this. The average good quality set will run about $150. So that is about $450 over the course of about 10 or so years, so $45 a year. That investment is a pretty good one for something that could provide a lifetime of enjoyment and can be much cheaper than other hobbies.
No matter what you decide to buy for your child they are in for a life time of musical enjoyment. Just be sure to gauge their interest first and the stronger it is the better quality set will only further their desire to learn and play the drums.

Often one of the first musical items a parent looks for are drums for kids. Drums are in essence one of the most basic and primal instruments there is. You basically bang on an item and make sound. This has been going on for centuries all over the world in many different cultures. Drums have been used not only for making music but for communication, in war, and as a way to keep rhythm going in certain types of work. It is not uncommon to see little children create makeshift drum sets with pots, pans, and cans or buckets.

While a drum set for babies and small children ages 2 to 5 can be bought from a toy store as they grow older and show more interest you will want to look elsewhere. Toy store drum sets are meant for two things, to play with as a toy and not meant to last year’s like better quality sets. These small toy store sets are great for children to show their interest or to play with once in a while and will probably last a year or two under these types of circumstances. These types of sets can range from $10 up to $50 or so dollars and can be found in discount and toy stores both online and traditional brick and mortar locations.

Once a child gets bigger and starts to show more interest in playing the drums a bit more seriously it will be time to look elsewhere for a set. Some great places to find sets at lower prices will be the used market. Some places to find deals locally with be music stores, the classifieds, and websites like Craigslist that allow people to list items for sale in different locations. If you don’t mind paying for shipping online auction sites like EBay are a great place to find second hand drums for your growing child. If you would rather surprise them with a gift of a new drum set music stores are the best places to start. You can find drum sets at stores like Wal-Mart and Target for older kids but their sound and build quality may not be suited for more serious drummers and at a $100 they are an expensive toy when for $30 to $80 more you can buy a better quality new set. If you want to shop online you can find many popular good quality drum sets for close the same price you would find cheaper discount store sets and if you do enough looking may even be able to get free or discounted shipping making them great deals. These more expensive sets will probably last until your child into their early teens depending on how big they get, but you can expect on average about 5-7 years of use out of them.

If your child gets serious about drumming at an early age you can expect to go through a few good quality sets before settling on a top of the line drum set when they get to be young adults. The average set will last about 5 years depending on how fast they grow with their last set purchases somewhere in their mid teens.  While this seems like a lot consider breaking it down like this. The average good quality set will run about $150. So that is about $450 over the course of about 10 or so years, so $45 a year. That investment is a pretty good one for something that could provide a lifetime of enjoyment and can be much cheaper than other hobbies.

No matter what you decide to buy for your child they are in for a life time of musical enjoyment. Just be sure to gauge their interest first and the stronger it is the better quality set will only further their desire to learn and play the drums.

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