Re: Need Help! Lost interest! Please!
Welcome aboard, frt93!
I'm not sure I can add more than what our brother drummers have already said, but when I began taking lessons, there were times that I got frustrated because what seemed so simple to the teacher was so complicated to me. And there was so much to learn!
I practiced, practiced, and practiced some more. I listened to the teacher's instructions and as time passed, I learned. That was some 25 years ago, and I love playing drums of all types today--and my teacher and I are very close friends today.
As Frank (fiacovaz) said, you've started drum lessons and you've already learned something. That tells me you've already gathered your strength and courage to do something you've never done before...and I can tell you are interested in drumming!
You may have heard the American expression "practice makes perfect." There are times when it may get a little boring, but practicing will help you with the way you hold your sticks, the way you read music, and everything in between.
I don't know how old you are right now, but I was 32 years old when I began studying percussion! So if I can do it, you can, too...
GO FOR IT!!! (another American expression) Keep us posted on your progress!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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