How to sign up and join our community of 200+ active hobbyist students:

1. Take an intro lesson
Come in, tour the space, meet your teacher, and take a lesson!
One-off 30-minute intro lesson: $39
One-off 45-minute intro lesson: $59

2. Pick a time slot & enroll
Learning a skill takes more than one session... Optimize learning with weekly classes to stay on track with technique, long-term goals, and mini-assignments.

Pricing for Enrolled Students:
$196/mo -- weekly 30 minute lessons
$278/mo -- weekly 45 minute lessons
$356/mo -- weekly 60 minute lessons

Enrollment includes our Student Membership package:
1 free hour per day of practice time in our soundproof rooms
Discounts on any gear from Chuck Levin's Music Store
15% off band practice room rentals at 7DC
Student concert opportunities

Our goal is to:
Help people ​live more balanced, fulfilling, and creative lives
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​Join our community and do what you've always wanted to do!
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7DC School Staff

Kyle Rodrigo
Onboarding Manager

Kyle took drum lessons at 7DC back in 2014 and has since joined our team in 2019. He's an aspiring podcaster, loves funk grooves like Vulfpeck, was born & raised in Israel, and his family is from the Philippines.

Niko Rao
Enrollments Manager

Niko plays every instrument and loves to jam and meet new people. He loves electronic jazz and surf-punk, and is currently in 3 bands. He's originally from California.

Miles Ryan
Owner

Miles started 7DC in 2011 in his group house living room. He's a drummer and a prog rock guy at heart, has a black lab named Remo, and is originally from Boston.

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I have been practicing and taking lessons at 7DC for about six months now and I have been incredibly happy with my experience.  The variety of practice spaces is awesome and allows one to practice solo or jam with other musicians. Overall this is a fantastic stop to learn drums, practice drums or jam out. - John

The Original "7 Drum Lessons"

1. Establish awareness
2. Identify patterns
3. Start slow and count out loud
4. Isolate and loop the hard part
5. Repeat until effortless
6. Explore variations
7. Make it groove

This approach works. By addressing each of these concepts while learning anything, 7DC students improve dramatically, build a strong foundation, amd have more fun doing it.

 You can learn much more material in much less time if you understand and address the psychological process of learning, because you can tailor the order and pace of the material presented, and practice effectively.

 1. Establish awareness -- You'll always develop quicker if you can (a) coach yourself, and (b) anchor new concepts to areas you're already familiar with. 
2. Identify patterns -- Any beat or song can be deconstructed and/or simplified to the point where anyone could play it. This is the key that unlocks coordination.
3. Play slowly and count out loud -- Verbally speaking what you're trying to play accelerates learning. Play slowly so you get it right the first time!
4. Isolate and loop the hard part -- Repeating the beat, or even a portion of the beat, until you can play the coordination challenge correctly without thinking about it or looking at the music. 
5. Repeat until effortless -- Repetition is how you build muscle memory, which allows you to play things easily. Without it, it's still new and you'll forget!
6. Explore variations -- Try altering the phrase slightly or changing the key, or something wild but related. This makes the actual exercise seem easy, taps into your creativity, and transforms you into a great musician.
7. Make it groove -- Different than playing the exercise correctly! Striving to "feel" the phrase, enjoy playing it, and find the same excitement you get from listening to awesome music