Normal people take drum lessons. I started a software project.

I'm a developer, not a drummer.

I bought an electronic drum kit without knowing how to play it and, for some reason, decided the reasonable way to learn was to build Drummies.

Watch this questionable decision unfold live.

Watch me build it live Live builds

The open studio Off air

Good things take a few bad takes.

The next experiment is taking shape. Until then, meet the project below.

Missed the last experiment? Watch the recording

First experiment, coming soon. Twitch YouTube Kick

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Learning drums Writing code Building in public Hitting things Learning from scratch Debugging my rhythm Learning drums Writing code Building in public Hitting things Learning from scratch Debugging my rhythm

Less watching. More playing.

Learning an instrument means spending time playing it.

That's where Drummies starts: less time watching from the sidelines, more time practising.

We're starting with drums. The rest comes later.

See you at the next experiment.

Every session is a question I do not know the answer to yet.

Past experiments

Mon, 5 Oct 22:00 UTC

The Code Works. Unfortunately, Now I Have to Practice.

Watch the recording Done
Fri, 2 Oct 22:00 UTC

Can Drummies Tell Me Why I Suck at Drums?

Watch the recording Done
Wed, 30 Sep 22:00 UTC

Am I Bad at Drums, or Is It the Code?

Watch the recording Done
Wed, 23 Sep 22:00 UTC

Can a Browser Tell If I’m Actually Playing Drums?

Watch the recording Done
Mon, 21 Sep 22:00 UTC

Can a Browser Talk to a Drum Kit?

Watch the recording Done

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An extremely detailed roadmap.

A better way to learn music.

How? We're building it! 👀

Now
Drums.

That's all we're saying.
Later
Guitar? Piano? Voice?

Maybe.
After that
Who knows.

Let's learn the first beat first.

Notes from the noise.

The experiments, the discoveries, and the things that definitely went not according to plan.

The full build log

Nothing written down yet.

Be the first to break it.

We're building Drummies in public. Join the list to be one of the first people to try it — and probably break everything.

No spam. We have enough bugs already.

Early access is on the way.

The waitlist won't spam you. Follow the build log while we get things ready.

Rather just hang out? Join the Discord

One last thing. Do you play drums?