Hey Forney drummers, come develop your skills at the Forney Drumset Camp. Centered around hands-on learning, developing discipline, and musicianship the camp offers our students a chance to develop their drum set skills. The camp will focus on beginner to intermediate-level drum set players. Our camp is open to all percussionists from an accredited DFW metroplex band program who want to improve their drum set skills in an exciting and inspiring environment.

All participants will need to have their own personal drum set during the camp as we will spend the majority of the time behind the kits. The standard “camp” drum set is a 4 or 5-piece kit with a ride cymbal, a crash cymbal, Hi-Hats, and a drum throne or stool. Having fewer or more drums and cymbals is fine. You will also need sticks and drum set brushes. All drum sets will remain secured behind locked doors within the Forney High School band hall for the duration of the camp.

Shannon Jacobs has been a private lesson instructor, active performer, adjudicator and clinical throughout the DFW area since 2006. He brings passion to every setting and enjoys seeing student growth through music. In this camp Mr. Jacobs will take students from the basics of setting up a drum set in an ergonomic manner onto exercises to build technical facility. Then students will get to put those skills to use playing along with charts. The camp will also include an introduction to using brushes in the jazz setting.