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Buying Guide: Drums

We get a lot of questions here about how to buy a first drum kit, especially from parents who are equal parts excited for their kid and quietly terrified of what they've just agreed to. Buying your first drum set can feel overwhelming: there are acoustic kits, electronic kits, junior sizes, full sizes, and enough gear to fill a storage unit. Not to worry! We're here to guide you through the noise (literal and figurative) and help you find the right setup. Step 1: Acoustic or

Eugene Song

Apr 213 min read

Why In-Person Learning Matters

It has never been easier to learn music. It has also never been easier to feel like you’re falling short. A friend and I were recently talking about what it would have been like to grow up learning music today, with YouTube and social media as always-available resources. At one point, he said something that stuck with me: there’s probably a small chance he would have become really good at something—but a much larger chance that being constantly surrounded by people performing

Eugene Song

Mar 193 min read

It's Never Too Late To Learn To Play Music

Photo credit: Andy Jones @ Organic Light Media One of the most common things adults say to me, usually with a half-laugh, half-apology, is: “I've always wanted to play an instrument.” When I ask why they don't start now, the answer is usually something like: “Oh I could never do that now,” or “I’m just not musical.” I understand where that instinct comes from. Music education is framed almost entirely as something you do when you’re young. School band. Childhood piano lessons

Eugene Song

Jan 223 min read