Re: Questions and stuff.....
Welcome aboard, wagon52!
Fifty-two is the operative number here...as pastor_bob mentioned, he started at age 52. I was born in 1952 and didn't start until I was 32 years old. We seem to be picking up a pattern here!
All kidding aside, I wanted to learn to play hand drums, so I went to a drum teacher (who has since become one of the best friends in my life). Lessons are essential at the start, since if you're not careful, you can learn bad habits from doin' it yourself that you'll have to break later on.
Don't let the fear of failure keep you from giving it your best shot! I sometimes despaired I'd ever get my set rhythms working, but the day came--and as a bonus, I sharpened my chops on the hand drums, which is what I wanted originally!
By the way, when you get more comfortable with the sticks and pad, you'll want to get a snare! Trust me, it will happen!
Good luck, and hope 2014's the year you'll...
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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