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The Drummer's Roadmap is a multi-level group class for beginner drummers interested in developing the fundamentals of drumming. Learn songs, improvise, and create drum parts using our proprietary curriculum and learning method.
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Master the drums
Our class series, Drummer’s Roadmap, is designed for adult beginners in Boston looking to learn how to play the drums and:
Advance from beginner to the intermediate level
Develop skills to learn your favorite songs
Learn to improvise and create with the drumset
Progress at your own pace
This is the only group drumming class series in Boston. When you enroll, you’ll receive our proprietary curriculum as well as backing tracks, exercises, and select video examples to develop your rhythm, grooves, fills, rudiments, ear training, and improvisation abilities. We’ll also give you a free private drum lesson to help you get started and learn the basics.
Plus, we guarantee that by the end you’ll be playing full songs and writing your own drum parts.
phase 1
Technical
First, you’ll study music theory and learn exercises to build new vocabulary, gain conceptual understanding and improve muscle coordination.
phase 2
Performance
Next, we’ll focus on performing musical compositions and popular songs.
phase 3
Creative
In the final creative phase–the super fun part–you’ll develop a process to write your own drum parts and improvise.
choose your skill level
The Drummer’s Roadmap is designed for adult beginners with little or no drumming experience. We’ve broken down the course into three levels to ensure you’re grouped with other drummers with a similar skillset.
Level 1
Zero experience required. This class is for students who've never played the drums or music and who have never taken drum lessons before.
Sundays, 5pm
Mondays, 7:15pm
Tuesdays, 6pm
✓ Covers the fundamentals of music, simple drumming techniques and sticking patterns
✓ Learn basic 1/4 note and 1/8 note patterns, grooves + fills
✓ Play simple songs and musical pieces with confidence
Level 2
For drummers who have either completed our Level 1 class or who have some experience and understanding of the drumming basics.
Tuesdays, 6pm
Wednesdays, 6pm
✓ Covers 1/8 note syncopation, triplets, and 1/16 notes, as well as shuffles, dynamics, and more complex stickings
✓ Develop a more complex groove vocabulary using 1/16 notes and triplets
✓ More advanced songs, composition and improvisation projects
Level 3
For drummers who have either completed our Level 2 class or who have a moderate amount of experience and strong understanding of drumming basics.
Wednesdays, 7pm
✓ Covers more advanced 1/16 note patterns, 1/16 note triplets, more complex time signatures, rudiments (flams, rolls, paradiddle combinations), and rhythmic rate navigation.
✓ Scale your groove vocabulary with ghost notes, hihat pedal timekeeping, halftime feels, paradiddle grooves, and grooves in different time signatures.
✓ More advanced songs, composition and improvisation projects.
“I've been really enjoying my drum lessons. The learning conditions are great, with high-quality materials and well-prepared sessions. The vibes are fantastic too—both the teachers and students are always cool, making social interactions easy and the atmosphere really positive!”
— Johan M.
“If you are on the fence, take the class! It's never too late to try something new. Such a great and safe environment to learn drums as an adult. Every time I tell someone that I am taking this drum class, I get so excited to talk about how much I've learned and how fun it is to learn one of the coolest instruments to play.”
— Alaina J.
Let’s Drum togEther
Personal instruction Guaranteed
5:1 student to teacher ratio ensures personal attention and social engagement
Total access
Complete access to the drummers roadmap course material spanning two modules and 16 units
Come as you are.
We’ve got the gear.
All equipment provided in lesson: Sticks, ear plugs, drum sets, drum pads
Digital Materials & Teaching Tools
Playalongs and drumless tracks for exercise practice, improvisation and composition work
Discounted practice time
Member status giving you 33%-off practice time in our facility
Month-to-Month
No long term commitment. Progress at your own pace and even pause when needed