Bathing for children: age, noise and practice at home
Your son wants to play drums and you live in an apartment from how old you start, what to have at home, how to manage noise and how to care for his ears.
Many children can start drummer classes at age 6 or 7, while they reach their pedals sitting at a low bench and coordinate their hands and feet at simple rhythms. To practice at home, we don't have to have a complete drummer from day one: a pair of practice and a pair of baquetes are enough to start with.
The two issues that care about dads, noise and ears, have a solution. Here we tell you how to handle them and what your child does in first class.
To sum up
- Around 6 or 7 years old many children reach their pedals and coordinate basic rhythms and earlier, their minor percussion and rhythmic play prepare their way.
- A pair of practice and baquetes are the basis: with that we work with the technique of hands almost quietly.
- The electronic battery allows hearing aids but the bulb's blow transmits vibration to the ground floor.
- Hearing protection from first class with acoustic battery and moderate volume at hearing aids.
- Agreed times and a timely conversation with neighbours avoid many conflicts.
How old can a child play drums?
The drums require something particular: four extremities with different things at the same time. Around 6 or 7 years old, many children have the height to achieve the pump pedal and co-ordination for simple rhythms. Before that age, the [percussion class]](/clases/percusion) with hand tools, such as drums, seatballs, keys or drawer, and rhythm games are an excellent base.
Signs that's ready:
- He's been with a song's pulse with palms or without missing his step.
- Sitting at a low bench, his feet get to his pedal.
- Simple instructions can be followed for a class of 30 to 45 minutes.
- He wants to play, but his face doesn't have to make noise (though at first they are quite alike).
For young children there are junior batteries with smaller drums and a lower bench. If the battery is of regular size, the key thing to do is to title up the bench and put the pedals and sauces closer.
Acoustic, electronic or pg-of-practice batteries
| Option | Ventajas | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Hand-held and baccalaureate | A low-end, portable and almost silent and with his hands and his skills worked. | It doesn't include foot and movement between drums. |
| Electronic batteries | He plays with hearing aids, controls his volume and usually brings with him a methonomer and songs. | The bulb and the blows are felt on the ground and the touch is different from that of an acoustic. |
| Acoustic batteries | Reactual sound and response: complete instrument experience. | That's really strong. He needs space and a schedule that doesn't care about anyone. |
| Roast | Portable, versatile and more discreet than a battery, and for many genres. | It's not a drummer: it develops another technique, but it helps a lot with its rhythm. |
For many families in an apartment, the most useful combination is a pad for daily technique and, as the child's already committed, an electronic battery with mesh patches. The purchase guide is in how to choose a battery or drawer to start with..
Noise and neighbours: how to practice in an apartment
In a building or residential set, the noise of the battery travels in two ways: by air (the sound of drums and plates) and by structure (the blow of the bulb and the pedal of the hy- hat against the ground). The hearing aids only solve the first.
- He's talking to his neighbours before his drummer gets here. Counting them and agreeing to schedule greatly changes their co-existence.
- Check the rules of procedure of the whole or the buildingThat's how they usually define quiet times.
- Loosen up the floor. A thick cover or an anti-vibration platform under an electronic battery reduces the pump's blow and some put together a wooden platform with tennis balls.
- In acoustic drums, use silencer: Rubber pads onto patches, low volume plates and Rods or brushes.
- Avoid resting hours: very early, late at night and napping time if babies are around.
A bad gain: if your child works his or her hands well at his or her pad, his or her time at his or her full battery yields much more.
Hearing protection from first class
A sound battery sounds really strong, especially the pellet and saucer, and your child's ears are just a few cm away. Many professional drummers play with hearing protection and a child with more reason.
- Couples for musicianswith filters that reduce the volume as a pair and let them listen to the music with clarity, as opposed to the foam stoppings.
- Children's-sized ears, easy to put and remove for the little ones.
- with electronic and hearing aidsmoderate volume. If you have to get up to cover up the tap of the drawers, better use closed hearing aids that isolate noise from outside.
- Fears during long practice and care if you complain about buzzing in your ears.
What she learns from first class drums
- Position at the banquet: height so that the thighs will be nearly horizontal and the feet will reach the pedal without stretching.
- Gather from the drawers: Hold them without tightening and let them bounce into the patch.
- Basic jobs: Simple alternates and then double, first rudiments.
- To count out loud: "1, 2, 3, 4" while playing, the base of everything else.
- The first rhythm: The first and third pump, pounding at 2 and 4 and clapping at the hy-hat. That's how many rock and pop songs are with them.
- Play with songs: from earlier, with music that she likes, at slow speeds.
Later on, they come with independence between their hands and their feet, rhythmic reading, filled with and Latino and Colombian rhythms. If you are wondering how much it takes every stage, read how long it takes to learn drums.
How to accompany practice at home
- Ten minutes daily of badwith [online metronome]](/herramientas/metronomo) at a slow tempo.
- A fixed schedule for the drums, agreed with family and neighbours.
- Play about his favorite songsand at moderate volume as an award at the end.
- A while off To make up rhythms: The drums are also a game.
- Check the equipment: scattering baccas, loose screws or broken patches are changed in time. More about how to care for a battery.
And be patient with the enthusiasm: it's normal for a child to play fast and strong all the time. Teacher teaches him that monitoring volume and velocity is what's different from a drummer from a drummer.
Frequently asked questions
What's best for a child, electronic or acoustic drums?
In an apartment, electronics are often more useful because it allows hearing aids and volume monitoring, although the bulb's blow remains felt on the ground. Actics offer complete experience but require space, agreed time and hearing protection.
Can a child learn drums with a bad face?
At first a great deal of progress with the pat: grip, pounding, rudiments and rhythmic reading. To coordinate hands and feet, at some point you have to play a battery, even at class or a few hours a week.
The drums are for high-energy children only?
No. The battery serves every child who enjoys his or her rhythm. He or she asks for concentration, listening and monitoring: to play soft and at time is as important as to play strong.
What does my child need for his first drummer class?
A pair of suitable baquetes for its size, a pad of practice and, if you are going to play an acoustic battery, hearing protection. The teacher will tell you if anything more is necessary depending on the class's format.