What is the best drum brand to buy for a five year old to start learning on?

My vote would be for a SILENT practice pad set: Having grown up with a brother who played drums, everyone in the house will THANK YOU for that set.

I would say "Guitar Hero: World Tour" (which has two cymbals and only three drum heads). Unlike the guitars in the game, the drums actually teach real drum skills like rhythm, hitting different drums, etc. Since you can start on Easy and work your way up to Expert, there will be a real progression to gradually improve his skills. Achievements/trophies will give him goals to work towards and there's also a 5-star rating system for individual songs.

It'll also be more enjoyable for the rest of the family and might get everybody playing together. (And you can turn down the volume or even make him put on headphones if you want :P).

The standard halfzware shag is a great place to start.

I have a five year old grandson. I have been playing drums as an avocation for 45 years. The boys dad gives drum lessons to kids ages 5 to 18 as a second job.

We made the boy a set out our mis-matched pieces. Slingerland snare, a Tama tom, Premier bass. Of course they are all from the smallest kits available from each manufacturer and the cymbals are the ones we bent previously, but it is more than adequate.

I would like to say it doesn't really matter, I started with coffee cans and stock pots. Myself, I wouldn't invest too heavily in his first trap kit because he might not take to it. Then you'll have a product with a very small base for demand to sell it to.

If he does get with the program, then you can get him a good kit which will really be appreciated after having to play the kitchen utensils.

Are you crazy! :-) I hope you have a basement or garage with good sound proofing!

He'll get the quickest gratification out of these:

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