Convertible drum kit

A method of assembling a drum set comprising:

• preparing a cajon having a top side, a bottom side, a striking side, an opposing resonant side, and two other sides;
• mounting a bottom mounting member under the bottom side of the cajon;
• mounting a drum kick assembly to the bottom mounting member;
• and
• mounting a hi-hat pedal assembly to the bottom mounting member, wherein a base plate of the hi-hat pedal assembly is positioned under an extension frame of the bottom mounting member.

A kit for converting a cajon having a top side, a bottom side, a striking side, an opposing resonant side, and two other sides into a drum set, the kit comprising:

• a top mounting member removably attached over the top side of the cajon, the top mounting member having at least two top clamps configured to clamp at least two sides of the cajon;
• a plurality of upward extending component mounting shafts removably attached to the top mounting member;
• one or more percussion modules, each of the one or more percussion modules configured to removably attach to one or more of the plurality of component mounting shafts, wherein each of the one or more percussion modules produces a sound in response to being struck or scraped;
• a bottom mounting member removably attached under the bottom side of the cajon, the bottom mounting member having at least two bottom clamps configured to clamp at least two sides of the cajon;
• a drum kick assembly removably attached to the bottom mounting member and positioned on the striking side of the cajon and including a beater positioned to strike the striking side of the cajon to produce a sound;
• and
• a hi-hat pedal assembly removably attached to the bottom mounting member and positioned on the resonant side of the cajon.