How Many Years Of Snare Drum Lessons Does It Take To Be Able To Start Playing A Drum “pit”?

I’m interested in playing a drum pit(as in one of those things with like 4 different snare drums all played by one guy) but of course I have to get snare drum lessons first. How many years of private lessons would it take until I was able to take on the pit?

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2 Responses to “How Many Years Of Snare Drum Lessons Does It Take To Be Able To Start Playing A Drum “pit”?”

  1. Matt P Says:
    November 6th, 2009 at 9:52 pm

    Okay what you are thinking of is the tenors, also known as the quads (or quints because of the 5th ( or sometimes 6th) small drum they have that is known as a Spock drum). That is completely different from a snare drum
    I don’t know how old you are, but I suggest you join the band at you school if you are in middle or high school as a percussionist and starting taking general percussion lessons with a private teacher. When you get to high school, your school hopefully has a marching band, and you can try out for the drumline for tenors.
    I HIGHLY suggest you get a private teacher, and that you practice every day.
    A good drumming website is http://www.drummerworld.com
    If you have any more questions for me just IM me on AIM - godcalednsik2dae
    or email me- maddmatt361@gmail.com
    Edit: Im on AIM now if you wanna talk to me there, if you even have it =p

  2. hotfix rhinestones Says:
    November 6th, 2009 at 9:52 pm

    yeah. what matt p said is all true. btw, they are not snare drums. a snare drum is a drum that has a snare on the bottom head so it makes a sharp sound when it vibrates. anyway, you should get a private teacher and practice every day on what ever you can find because believe me, those tennors are HARD to play and i am a snare drummer on the drumline in high school. but to answer directly, you should have atleast 3 years of practice to get really good, unless you are one of those naturally gifted drummers. and all the practice does not have to be done on the snare drum