This is just one of the ways on how you can practice playing the drums without upsetting your neighbor. Another way to play the drums silently is by purchasing a video game called Guitar Hero World Tour. If you have PlayStation 3, you can purchase this video game along with the drum set that is used for this video game. If you are just a beginner or an intermediate drummer, you really don t need a full professional drum set. In fact, all you need is the basic 5 piece drum set along with the basic cymbal set up. The basic drum set will include a bass drum, a snare drum, two mounted toms, and one floor tom. For the cymbals, you will only need the hi-hat, the crash, and the ride. Although electronic drum sets really don t produce the same sound quality as your traditional acoustic drums would produce, there are so many benefits that this can provide you. You have to remember that electric drum sets work electronically and no acoustic sound is actually produced. Instead, it works by producing a signal and amplifying it. You may be thinking about Pearl, Ludwig, Pacific, or Mapex to name a few. However, as a beginner drummer, you should keep it cheap and simple. It is highly recommended that you purchase a kit where each of the drum kit components is made by the same manufacturer. You may encounter incompatibility problems when you have a drum kit where each piece is made by a different manufacturer or company. This is basically the reason why they are called rudiments. You have to remember that the drum rudiments are the foundation to anything that you will play on the drums. To master the drum rudiments, you will need lots of time and also a lot of practice. Also, after developing a great rudiment technique, you still need to practice it often. By doing so, you will eventually increase the level of your performance. As you may already know, the basic drum set will include a snare drum, a bass, tom-toms, and cymbals, such as the hi-hats, crash, and ride cymbals. When tuning your drum set, you may want to start with the snare drum. Tuning the snare drum is considered to be very precarious as the heads of this drum is known to bust easily.