This is KCDA.
A professional drumming program developing Kansas City's next generation of musicians — drum set and drumline for ages 8+.
You don't just learn to play drums. You learn from a master.
Kansas City Drum Academy is a professional drumming program offering drum set and drum line training for musicians and aspiring musicians ages 8 and up.
Led by director and instructor Tyree Johnson — a three-time Guitar Center Drum-Off finalist with over 20 years of professional drumming experience and formal training with honors in music theory and composition — KCDA gives students direct access to expert instruction and exclusive connections to Kansas City's music and drumline community.
Our training keeps students scholarship-ready and positions them to be at the top of their class.
Music history lives here.
KCDA operates from the Mutual Musicians Foundation — 1823 Highland Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64108 — in the historic 18th & Vine Jazz District.
A National Historic Landmark where legends like Count Basie and Charlie Parker built their craft — now home to the next generation of Kansas City drummers.
Help keep music education alive in Kansas City.
Every dollar goes directly toward instruments, programming and student development.