Are drums hard to learn?
How hard is it to learn to play the drums?
These are questions that most beginner drummers or those considering buying a drum set will inevitably ask themselves. These people are probably also considering the other instruments they might want to pick up as well such as guitar, piano, bass etc.
In short, drums are the easiest to learn and hardest to master. Pick up a basic drum set and with any luck you’ll be playing along to ACDC songs in less than 30 minutes. It often takes 2 years for you to gain a detailed understanding of the drums. If you want to become a professional drummer, 7 to 8 years is typical, but can be faster if you practice harder.
How good can I become at playing drums?
This basically depends on what you would like to play.
Let’s say that you want to be able to play your favourite pop and rock songs and start up a local band.
With only a few lessons, you’ll be able to start jamming along to these songs immediately.
That’s because most pop and rock music relies on only a few common drum beats (also known as drum grooves).
As the range and variety of what you want to play expands, you’ll have to practise more.
To play along with a band, you’ll be responsible for keeping time which is a skill that takes a while to develop and understand.
However, with consistent practice and enthusiasm, you’ll make progress with this skill and have a great time jamming with others!
Is it hard to learn to play drums by yourself?
It’s much harder to learn to play drums if you don’t know what to practise. Some form of teaching is vital to becoming the best drummer that you can be.
When learning with a teacher, you’ll get insights from their years of experience that you may never have discovered otherwise.
Your teacher can also understand your goals & fine tune the lessons to your goals & aspirations. Doing that on your own can get quite overwhelming considering the sheer volume of material available today.
Is it hard to learn drums to a professional level?
Perhaps you dream of playing like John Bonham or Dave Grohl.
The most important thing to remember is that these incredible players started out just like you. They practised day after day in their garage, making mistakes and feeling frustrated.
But these drummers were passionate enough to keep going and persevere!
If you’re just starting out, don’t worry that the professionals seem so incredibly far ahead.
Remember, many of these drummers have 30 years head start on you!
Fortunately, it doesn’t take 30 years to turn professional.
But for someone like me, isn’t it hard to learn the drums?
Like many people, you might be worried that someone in your particular circumstances can’t learn the drums.
We’re taught from a young age that only special, creative people should learn how to play musical instruments.
It’s really easy to see another musician play and think to yourself ‘I couldn’t do that’.
But in reality, there are very few situations that would stop you on your journey to becoming a great drummer.
Many people are worried about their age and whether that prevents them from learning effectively.
While children’s brains are more flexible than those of adults , the adult brain is far from set in its ways.
It’s totally possible to develop new skills as an adult, including drumming.
The biggest difficulty for adults wanting to learn the drums is accepting that they are a beginner.
Children don’t tend to worry about if they are good on an instrument or not and that really helps them to enjoy the music and the practice that they’re doing.
So be kind to yourself and jump into drumming! Try the Beginner’s Offer!
