A compact drum kit comprising a body having a hollow interior defined by a top, a bottom, and three or more sides connecting the top and bottom, a sound hole, a plurality of component mounting shafts mounted in the hollow interior of the body and protruding through a plurality of openings in the top, a plurality of leg shafts mounted in the hollow interior of the body and protruding through a plurality of openings in the bottom, one or more percussion modules that attach to one or more of the plurality of component mounting shafts, wherein each percussion module produces a sound in response to being struck or scraped, and a kick pedal including a beater positioned to strike a first side of the three or more sides and produce a sound.