Acoustic kit
Kick, snare, hats, and a tom. This is the sound of the showroom lesson.
- Store kit for the lesson
- Lesson sticks if you do not bring a pair
- Groove volume you can talk over before fills
Quick facts
- Age
- When a child can sit on a junior throne and reach the snare. Adults welcome
- Level
- Beginner to graded
- Mode
- Showroom or live video
- Duration
- 45 minutes per class
- Fee
- Fees start from ₹1,500 per month
- Location
- Presto Forte, Thumpoly, Alappuzha
Your drum teacher
Drum teacher, Thumpoly showroom
One teacher at the showroom kit, for the acoustic lesson and the electronic kit.
The same person counts the groove beside the student and sets up headphones on the electronic kit. A live video class uses the student’s pad, with both hands in frame.
Find the pulse
Count out loud, lock a four-bar groove, then decide how quiet home practice needs to be.
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Count out loud
Stick grip, a metronome, and four bars you can loop without rushing.
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Kick, snare, hat
A basic rock groove on the lesson kit before we talk fills.
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Quiet home practice
Pads or an electronic kit so apartments stay neighbour-friendly.
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A fill that lands
One simple fill that returns to the groove on beat one.
Acoustic kit or electronic
Provided in class on the store kit. A pad or home kit is required for practice. Try both in the lesson before you decide.
Electronic kit
Mesh heads and headphones. This is how most students practise at home.
- Headphones on for the module
- The same grooves as the acoustic kit
- A practice pad is for home, and it is sold separately
- Class length
- 45 minutes per class. One class per week.
- Batch
- Individual or small group.
- Hearing
- On the acoustic kit, keep the groove at a volume you can talk over before you add fills. On an electronic kit, use headphones. At home, use a pad or an electronic kit.
- Sticks and pads
- Lesson sticks are available at the showroom if you do not bring a pair. A practice pad is not provided. Pads and a home kit are sold separately.
- Age
- No fixed minimum age. A child can start when they can sit on a junior throne, reach the snare, and stay with a four-bar count. Write age and height on the form.
- Performances
- The photographs on this page show the showroom kits, pads, and sticks. A student performance video is added only after the family agrees. The Trinity clip shows how an exam performance is judged.
Trinity exam example
Class gallery
- Fee
- Fees start from ₹1,500 per month
- Frequency
- One class per week
- Duration
- 45 minutes per class
- Group
- Individual or small group
- Weekday slots
- Monday–Friday afternoons and evenings
- Weekend slots
- Saturday, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
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Class questions
Do I need an acoustic drum kit at home?
No. Many students start on an electronic kit or practise pad.
Are drum classes noisy?
On an electronic kit, use headphones. At home, use a pad or an electronic kit.
Are sticks and a practice pad provided?
Lesson sticks are available at the showroom. Pads and a home kit are sold separately.
What age can a child start drums?
When they can sit on a junior throne, reach the snare, and stay with a four-bar count.
What is the drum class fee?
Fees start from ₹1,500 per month. Sticks and a home kit are sold separately.
Is there a Free Trial Class?
Your first visit is a Free Trial Class, in the Thumpoly showroom or on live video.
Book a Free Trial
Tell us the learner age and whether home practice needs to stay quiet.
