Re: Are some people just unable to drum?
Originally Posted by
longgun
I think all of us, no matter how natural drums came to us, have hit a "wall" at some time in our playing lives.
If you really love the drums and want to be a drummer.....keep pushing....it will come in time and one day, you'll sit down and you'll be able to effortlessly play the fills you want.
As Rick said....be patient.
I've told this story so often I ask our veteran drumming brothers and sisters to bear with me...
I started taking drum lessons at age 32 in 1984. It took me years to get the rudiments right (and I confess some of mine can still use some fine tuning!), but I had an extremely patient teacher who shared my love of hand drumming. Turns out I will always prefer hand drums to drum kit, but I still enjoy drumming after all these years.
No one is "unable" to do anything if they want to do it! Hang in there and remember, your drum teacher will help you if he understands what you want to do. Never be afraid to ask!
Keep workin' at it and
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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