Learn English – Using prepositions with ‘student’

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Recently, I asked a question on stack exchange music, and I was wondering wether I should us the word for,to or of. For example,

    I am a student to drums.
    I am a student of drums.
    I am a student for drums.

Which one of those is correct? Should I use another sentence structure? Any help would be appreciated.

Best Answer

Of your examples,

I am a student of drums.

is closest to meaning that you are learning to play the drums.

You could say:

I am a student of English.

because English is what you are studying.

But you are not literally studying the drums themselves (unless you want to make them), you are studying how to play them.

So it might be more natural to say:

I am studying (how) to play the drums.

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