This depends on what you and he are looking for. You have taken great steps by getting him
a teacher... The only point that I would ensure you drive to him is to find what works. You could practice a roll for two hours a day and kill all interest in drumming... or try to bring the point across that there are way too many variables involved in drumming. Choice of head/stick/etc... what ends up working for you may not work for him.
Hit up sites like
Evans... they have a link to a wealth of drum videos, or drummersworld, etc...
Look at many different drummers and many different styles. A teacher can help bring together the basics of drumming... but so can a trip to a local music store where real drummers sell kits.
Don't forget that just because you don't have sticks doesn't mean you can't practice... jamming in the car on the dashboard, or bass drum hits under your desk at work/school...
If you need some guidance I would suggest getting the book "stick control" There are tons of great exercises that can be used for snare/bass/whatever.
Key here is experiment!!!!!
Another cool project is to build the snare drum. Places like drummaker.com sell Keller shells and will even do the edges/holes. Then it is basically picking out hardware and attaching it all together. This is a great method to getting a nice sounding drum at minimal cost.
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