Kid Guitars

Even before a drummer tunes his percussive instrument or even acquires a drum set in the first place, it’s possible for her to practice. That’s because quality drumming calls for proper playing posture. Children can benefit from the pesky advice their mothers and fathers are always giving them at the dinner table: “Sit up straight.” Playing with a slouch puts a drummer at a rhythmic disadvantage, and it can even cause harm to the lower back over time.

In fact, the dinner table is the perfect place to practice this critical drumming technique. Before the child receives a set of kids drums, tell her to straighten her back and pretend that her knife and fork are the drum sticks. Just make sure that she doesn’t start striking the fine china with said sticks. You can also encourage her to watch drummers in music videos and stage performances; they almost always demonstrate perfect posture.