I only just registered and already I have a question!

tonyradspopicle

Hi,
My name is Aaron Strickland and I'm new to Drum Dogs. I'm 13 and enjoy playing drums, guitar, soccer and surfing. I am in the top class at my school and have a fairly wide knowledge of drums and the many different styles of drumming. I have a question:
Am I ready to give lessons? If so what steps should I take to become a drum teacher? Also it would be a great help for anyone to suggest a website that might be of help for a beggining drum teacher.
Thanks in advance. Smile

Krowdur · Tadpole Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 28 Location: utah

i dunno.. i would start by asking ur parents/guardians. if they say ok than make a few sheets that have your name and number on rip-off tabs, and say "drum lessons" on them.... put them somewhere that people around your age will get them (i dunno if u want to teach a 30 year old man to play drums lol) try your band class at school if u have one. once you have a few callers, you can either go to their houses or they can come to yours. make sure you teach them some snare work... maby get some books? teach them the drums, the cymbals, how to hold the sticks, you know... do to them what your teacher did for you (if u had one)

if ya need any help contact me yo
peace
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random white person · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:40 pm Post subject:

i'd say that teaching anything, including drums, takes not only an extensive knowledge of the subject but also an ability to actually convey concepts that are probably completely foreign to most people. we couldn't really tell you if youre ready to start teaching, so ask yourself a few questions...

have you ever taken lessons? could you put together lessons plans for each of your students? what books and other materials will you use in lessons? can you teach by example... would you be able to sit down and play any rudiments, exercises, or patterns exactly right, every time (within reason)? do you have the experience to actually show students real life applications for what they learn in lessons? what about the obvious question of you age... many of your students will likely be older than you are. are you comfortable dealing with that? would you be professional enough to actually be taken seriously?

if you're doubtful about any of these things, then you might want to think twice about teaching drums. thats not to say that it wouldn't be worthwhile to share you skills with other drummers, but it probably wouldn't be fair to charge for your services.
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