BANG! The Drum School

My 12-year-old son has had a wonderful experience taking lessons with Steve Picataggio at Bang! The Drum School. Steve is an excellent teacher who has not just taught my son essential rudiments and techniques, but inspired him to love drumming and to learn how to put himself into the music. When my son has performed at school productions, he’s been told his drumming skills are beyond his years and we credit that to Steve’s instruction. Steve is patient and generous with sharing his amazing talents and his passion for drumming translates to his students. We are so happy we found Steve and Bang! The Drum School and would highly recommend them to anyone interested in learning to play the drums.

I barely write reviews, unless it is absolutely horrible that every human being online should be warned about. Now, I am happy to write my very first positive review; Bang The Drum School was that awesome!

My drumming background: nowhere near drumming, literally. I had only seen drums on stage or on TV. (I knew how to read music. But don’t worry, if you don’t. They teach you how to read/feel different beats, which is all that matters.)

The class was a perfect size. As a beginner, you might want to shy away from getting too much attention and at the same time you want to be guided personally. This class size really pulled that balance. It was big enough to hide yourself in a crowd comfortably and small enough to get specific advice.

The instruction overall was very clear. My instructor was Daryl Cozzi. He was articulate about leading the class step by step and made it fun. The textbook laid out plenty of good practice materials. The school also gave practical directions how to further explore drumming, including suggestions of what to buy and where to go for practice.

And to make it even better, I had a great squad of classmates.

Prior to taking classes, I was a bit suspicious about all these positive reviews. This isn’t too good to be true. It is good and true!