Private drum lessons for Denver kids, teens and adults, at our recording studio in southwest Denver or online from home. We also teach after-school music in five Denver schools.
Every lesson is private drum instruction, weekly, at a time that fits your week.
Lessons can build on the student’s age, goals and taste in music.
We teach after-school music at Asbury, Bromwell, French American School of Denver, Steck and University Park.
Meet our studio and online teachers. Compare instruments, skills and rates, then get matched.
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Find your teacher, choose a time, and start making music.
Tell us who is learning, their experience, and the days and times that work. Leave your contact details so we can follow up with a teacher recommendation.
A person reads your answers and comes back to you with teachers who suit the student and fit the times you gave us.
Settle on a weekly time with the teacher you pick, and start at our Denver studio.
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Come to Music 4 Humans at 1111 S Pierce St, Denver, CO 80232 for in-person drum lessons in a working recording-studio setting. Your lesson time is focused on learning the instrument; agree on a weekly schedule and lesson length with your teacher before you begin.
Take drum lessons in a professional recording studio at Music 4 Humans in southwest Denver.
High ceilings, acoustic panelling and space to move around the instrument.
A full mixing console on the other side of the glass.
Music 4 Humans runs after-school music classes at these Denver schools this year. Private lessons are the next step for students who want more: one teacher, one student, at our studio or online.
Early drum lessons start with how to hold the sticks, a relaxed stroke, and keeping a steady beat with a metronome. Much of that happens on a quiet practice pad. Then the hands and feet start working together: a first rock beat, simple fills, and reading basic drum notation so you can play along with real songs.
Young drummers often begin on a practice pad, sometimes with lighter sticks for small hands, and a junior kit fits children better than a full-size one. Lessons stay short and active: holding the sticks, counting, simple patterns and playing along to songs they love.
What lessons focus on
Teens usually want to play the music they listen to, join a band or play in the school jazz band. Lessons build rudiments, coordination, fills and reading, and work on the songs and parts in front of them.
What lessons focus on
Adults start drums at every age. Lessons cover the same foundations, a relaxed grip, steady time and coordination between hands and feet, around the styles you want to play and a practice setup that works for your home.
What lessons focus on
What to expect when you start drum lessons in Denver.
Lessons with our drum teachers start at $31 for a 30-minute lesson. Rates depend on the teacher and the lesson length, and each teacher’s rate is on their profile. Requesting a match is free and does not book or charge anything.
Many children start somewhere between 6 and 8, and some younger children do well on a practice pad. The birthday matters less than a few signs: can your child keep a steady beat along to a song, hold the sticks comfortably, and follow a short instruction? Adults can start at any age.
Not to begin. A practice pad and a pair of sticks cover the first months: grip, strokes, rhythm and rudiments, quietly. When it is time for a kit, an electronic kit with mesh pads and headphones keeps the noise down, and an acoustic kit can be made quieter with mesh heads, rubber pads and low-volume cymbals. Ask your teacher before buying.
Yes. This school year we run after-school music classes at Asbury Elementary, Bromwell Elementary, French American School of Denver, Steck Elementary and University Park Elementary. Sign-up runs through each school, so contact us and we will tell you how it works at yours.
Yes. Every one of our teachers teaches online, so you can learn from home anywhere in Denver. Choose online in the matching form, or ask for the studio if you would rather come in.
Do most daily practice on a pad, which is far quieter than a kit. An electronic kit with headphones lets a drummer play beats and songs at any hour, though the sticks and the kick pedal still make some noise. Placing the kit on a rug or platform helps reduce the thud traveling through the floor.
We recommend it on an acoustic kit. NIOSH, the US workplace health and safety institute, advises that workers average no more than 85 decibels over an eight-hour day, and only about 15 minutes at 100 decibels. Those are guidelines for adults at work, not a safe line for children, but they show how fast loud sound adds up: a drum kit played up close has been measured at around 110 decibels, mostly from the snare. Child-size earmuffs are often recommended for young drummers, and musician’s earplugs for older ones. Ringing or muffled hearing after playing is a warning sign; play quieter, and see a hearing professional if it does not clear.
Your teacher shows you how to hold the sticks and make a relaxed stroke, then counts with you to keep a steady beat, often on a pad first. Many first lessons end with a simple rock beat, hands and foot together, so you leave having played a real groove.
Short sessions on most days do more than one long session on the weekend. A few minutes of rudiments on a pad, then this week’s new beat or fill slowly with a metronome, then a song you love to play along to, makes a good routine.
In person at our studio at 1111 S Pierce St, Denver, CO 80232, in southwest Denver, or online from anywhere in the city with a pad or a kit. Choose online in the matching form, or ask for the studio when we follow up.
Complete the four-step matching form with the learner, experience level, availability and contact details. A person reads every request and follows up with teachers who suit the student and the times you gave us.
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