My kids love this drum pad. It was worth the money and I recommend this for beginners.

This pad is great. It's not very quiet, but the point of a good pad is to feel like your playing on an actual snare drum. If you want quiet then you should get one of those pads with like 10 inches of rubber on the top. And I think it feels pretty realistic. It's easy to tune with the included tuner. Great rebound. Love the color. Very durable and sturdy. I was scared at first it would be to small but nope. Perfect. I would definitely be buying the next size up too. I honestly love this pad. And it isn't too expensive. Most high end pad is 50 at least. But this works just fine. Gets the job done. If your looking for a cheap pad this is the one. Also I know this doesn't mean anything but it's so pretty. The plastic head is a little reflective. And the black and red cors are vibrant and solid. It has been a year and it's still like new. Not really any scratches. Not holes. Hasn't lost its tune. Y'all, this pad is awesome.

So the best thing about this pad besides it just being a great, bouncy drum pad w/replacable head is that you can screw it on top of most cymbal stands so you don't have to buy a new stand for it. You can also just prop it up on your lap or a table or chair and play. The coated head provided can also support some brush word (although I'd recommend the larger pad if you are going to do alot of that. Most importantly for me it has that it has rims so you can practice rimshots or use the rim to substitute for another drum or cymbal/hi-hat. This will create noise - not as a great as real drums - but if you live in an older apartment it may bother neighbors. I have another pad (from a different company, I'm sure Amazon sells them as well) for late night playing that is softer but doesn't have rims or a coated head for brushes.

Praise the Lord very satisfied with service and the product

My son recently started 6th grade. Which here means that he can start in band. So he of course chose percussion because who doesn't? It's literally the tempo of the band. Regardless of what the band director tells you or what they would like, percussion sets the beat. So I purchased this practice pad and sticks for him to use at home. Sure he gets a kit at school, but this is a great way for him to practice around the house, and a way to practice on his own without making too much racket. Looks great and modern.