I fully understand why parents wouldn’t want to get their kids a drumset. It’s loud. Louder than the loud child you already have. And combining the two of them sounds like a real nightmare.

BUT…

If your kid tells you they NEED an expensive drum kit to be any good, show them this video.  A guy does a terrific cover of Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” using a drum set made out of random items like paint cans, water jugs, and frying pan lids

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