AModestRat
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Hello everyone, a couple of months ago, I got into drumming as another hobby. I bought a Pearl Roadshow kit and started playing the simple stuff. In June, I upgraded to a Ludwig Element Birch with new cymbals (Impression 22" ride and I've got some 15" Dream hats on the way) and slapped new Pinstripe heads on it right away. However, I think I dived in much too quick, as I feel like I'm stuck.
I can only play simple stuff and I've been trying to learn new things but it's abnormally difficult for me (even with an hour or two of practice a day), almost as if I have a mental block in the way. Combine that with my extreme difficulty with tuning (I seriously think I'm tone-deaf to drum tuning) and an extreme negative reception to me starting playing (friends, family, fellow musicians, this matters the least but still a factor), I think I'm starting to fall out of my love for it.
Does anyone have any advice? If things keep staying this way I may sell off my drums for pack them up to try again at a much later time. I hate giving up, but now may not be the best time to start playing.
I can only play simple stuff and I've been trying to learn new things but it's abnormally difficult for me (even with an hour or two of practice a day), almost as if I have a mental block in the way. Combine that with my extreme difficulty with tuning (I seriously think I'm tone-deaf to drum tuning) and an extreme negative reception to me starting playing (friends, family, fellow musicians, this matters the least but still a factor), I think I'm starting to fall out of my love for it.
Does anyone have any advice? If things keep staying this way I may sell off my drums for pack them up to try again at a much later time. I hate giving up, but now may not be the best time to start playing.