[Patknives]

Crap..... after reading you post I remembered something.

"Drums should be fun for him to learn, and give him a good instrument to play in a band later on."

If he plays in high school marching band, He's going to have to play right hand lead because every one on the drum line plays the same sticking. So watch out for that when he gets older. He going to have to get used to that little right handed lead roll
if he wants to play any corps stuff.