What's the Hardest Thing You've Learned on Drums

[drummer]

For me, it was probably singles between the hands and feet. Seemed like it took me forever!

[slanddad]

When I started playing country, for a while. After playing rock it was hard to get that swing feel.

[Olimpass]

Independent coordination. Always and still learning.

[slanddad]

Independent coordination. Always and still learning.

This. Always

[rickthedrummer]

This is just my own observations over a lot of years.

Sometimes we are our own worst enemies when it comes to various things we want to do on the drums.
If 1 thinks something is hard, consciously or unconsciously, we will make it hard.

Tom, leave the sticks. You aren't going to forget how to play in a couple of weeks.

[inthpktplayer]

I suck...........so everything is a struggle

[The Green Man]

playing solid time with no fills and realizing.......it's ok....and what is required....sometimes.

[drummer]

playing solid time with no fills and realizing.......it's ok....and what is required....sometimes.

I hear ya man. I overplayed for the longest time. Of recent, this bass player said to me, "Hey Tom, you've got all those chops, how come you don't use them more?" I said, "Because we're playing dance music. I play for the song now." Most cover bands want solid time more than fills.

[rickthedrummer]

Playing singles between the hands and feet is simple, it's the thinking about it that makes it hard.

[Bish]

When to walk away.