Junior Drum Sets

Drum sets for a junior?
Your kid decided to become a drummer? - No worries, you actually don't have to get a professional drum set right from the start! It is important to understand how serious your kid really is, before spending a good amount of cash on that top of the line drum kit. Junior drum sets provide a great start up kit with everything needed to make the necessary introduction to music and drumming while allowing you to save lots of money! The average cost of junior drum sets is usually between $50 and $170 compare that to the price range of $700 and all the way to over $5000 for a professional drum set.

Is it good enough for a 7 year old?
Junior drum sets are usually designed for children ages 5 to 9 years old and are sized appropriately for kids of that age, so your son or daughter will not feel overwhelmed by the size of that professional drum kit, that is practically the most important aspect and should be taken seriously as you dont want to scare your own kid away from his new musical adventure!

Colors of the kids drum sets for are usually primary and joyful, most junior drum set manufacturers do provide a decent selection, like red, blue, green, orange, purple, black and white, etc. Colors are usually created with the idea to match colors in a kids room, and thats why junior drum sets bound to become memorable and enjoyable adventure that your kids will simply adore forever.

Beautiful, but is it good enough?
Absolutely! junior drum sets do have most of those professional features, like tunable and replaceable drum heads, adjustable chrome hardware and drum pedal along with one or two cymbals! A medium quality $100 junior drum set will feature: 16" x 10" Bass Drum, 10" x 6" Tom with Tom Arm, 10" x 5" Snare Drum, Bass Drum Pedal, Cymbal with cymbal arm, Snare Drum Stand and Drum Throne and a Pair of Drumsticks! Active, fun, and educational - that is all your child could ever desire. Most probably it is, the dream drum set your kid always wanted!!

Where to buy and what to look for
Most certainly any major toy store will have a few junior drum sets in stock, nevertheless, take the trip to the drum department of your local music store, and you will be able to talk to a salesmen who does know a thing or two about drums and will be able to offer you wider variety to choose from. Some of the known manufacturers that produce kids drum sets are: Excel, Percussion Plus, Noble & Coley, Hohner, TKO and GP Percussion. And if you do feel that you have the future Ringo Starr growing, or just want to get something closer to the professional drum sets, take a look at Mapex and Ludwig, those are a professional top of the line drum manufacturers that also produce drum sets for juniors and they will definitely be able to satisfy any starting virtuoso out there!

Tip: While you are at it, dont forget to inquire about drum lessons, as just like with any musical instrument playing drums does require the needed knowledge and skill. Proper lessons will be able to guide your kid to the right direction from the very beginning.