TableDrum [iTunes link] is an iOS app that lets users play the drums, via their device. Other drumming apps may require you to tap the screen in order to paradiddle and whatnot, in no way replicating the actual experience of drumming. But TableDrum lets you play drums on everyday objects around the room. Simply download the app and sync up the digital kit to everyday sounds (press down on drums in the kit and repeat the sound until the app gets it). And, voila, you have a much better learning aid than a bunch of cushions and dictionaries.
Granted, this experience has a few bugs yet, and won't really come close to having a real drumkit. (And if you don't have an iPad, a lot of electronic kits cost about the same as a tablet.) But it's definitely a fun way to hone your drumming skills while you're saving your pennies.
[via Gizmodo]