The minimum would be a set of drum sticks, music stand, practice pad and a stand to hold it on. 
Next up, a rental drum kit with hardware and pedals. Whether you decide to buy or rent a kit, a couple of things to consider. First have them set it up for you in the store and fit you to it.  There are kid size sets. You will need leave with the following:
  1. Drums sticks 5A size for adults is a good start. There are kids sticks which are sized for small hands. See the slide show above.
  2. Shell pack consisting of a bass drum, rack tom and floor tom and the mounting hardware
  3. 1 Snare drum 14"x5, is a good place to start
  4. 2 High hat cymbals 14"
  5. 1 Ride cymbal 20"
  6. 1 Crash cymbal 16"
  7. 1 High hat stand
  8. 1 Bass drum pedal
  9. 1 Drum Throne
  10. 2 Cymbal stands
  11. 1 Music stand
  12. 1 nonslip rug to put it on or the high hats and bass drum may slide away from you
  13. Hearing protection, no kidding
Or a rental electric drum kit with hardware and pedals. Whether you decide to buy or rent a kit, a couple of things to consider. Have them fit you to the set. See note above. You will need:
  1. Drums sticks 5A size for adults is a good start. There are kids sticks which are sized for small hands. 
  2. The electric kit: Roland, Yamaha, and Alesis make numerous kits. 
  3. Possibly a Bass drum pedal. Please avoid any kit without a real bass drum pedal. 
  4. 1 Drum Throne
  5. 1 Amplifier suitable for drums. It doesn't have to stadium ready, you will be starting in a small room. Plus, cables to connect it all together. 
  6. 1 cable that will allow you to plug in your phone or tablet to play along with. Some units have blue tooth. Check with the store employee. 
  7. 1 Music stand
  8. A nonslip rug to put it all on or it will slide around. The bass drum pad will need to be secured to the floor. Or, what I do is had it up against the wall. And then I built the kit around it. 
  9. 1 set of Headphones. Ear buds won't cut it. 
  10. Before leaving the store ask the following question: "Do I have everything I need to get started? Is there anything I should know before heading home?"

​Questions: Please contact me. 

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Save your ears while playing along with recordings.