too late? too old?

hardcoder · Not So Newbie Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 7

first of all, i wanna say hi to all the people here at drumdogs...

i'm already 22 yrs old and i'm just starting to learn how to play the drums.. is it too late for me to be a good drummer?

another question... i'm having trouble with the rudiments and the diddles because i can't bounce my stick the right way (i think).. do you have any suggestions on how to improve my bouncin?

drumzone · Big Hamster Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 91

i dont think its ever to late to start playing. if you can still move your arms and legs then i think you shouldnt have a problem. as for the rudinents i personnaly never found that much help for my hands except the flam. i like to use them for my feet while im doing double bass but every type of music is different.

hardcoder · Not So Newbie Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 7

what did you do to improve on your drumming?

kmbas · Newbie Alert Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 2

Too late? I'm 52 and just started four months ago. I know I'll never tour or play as a studio musician, but I'm doing it for myself. When I was 12 my parents asked me if I wanted to play an instrument. I said sure, THE DRUMS. So they gave me private saxophone lessons. Said the drums were too loud. To this day, I've hated the sax. Very Happy

Anyway I have the time and means to do it so I'm taking lessons, reading a lot, listening to various types of music and styles and practicing about an hour a day. I love it. Stick with it.

bytor · Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 5260 Location: Kansas

First and foremost, take lessons from a good teacher.

stixman · Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:26 am Post subject:

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hardcoder · Not So Newbie Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 7

i have a teacher but i doubt that he is that good. he can play good music but i don't think he can teach... don't have money for another teacher though...

DillingerEscp · Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:38 am Post subject: Re: too late? too old?

smokingun · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject:

Yeah right on man, no age is too late considering you probably have more than 3/4 of your life to live. The motorhead guitarist started at 22 BTW and look at him. ROCK ON!

Dustin07 · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject:

TheLegace · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:19 pm Post subject:

Dude the drummer from Lamb of God, started in college, i think about 19 and 20 and their band is huge.
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Dustin07 · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:15 am Post subject:

I can understand why people get down. Some of the guys in our band are in their mid 30's and are kind of feeling this way.

While I understand... at the same time I'm like, who cares. Rock & Roll!

smokingun · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:22 pm Post subject:

yeah I started when I was 17 and I sometimes think man if only I started at 7. But the music I play any drummer with 3 years of experience could pull it off. I doubt the drummer from MESSUGHAH started late in life - he's mega technical.

Dustin07 · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:42 pm Post subject:

Yeah I've been thinking a lot lately about how I should have stuck with it years ago. I LOVE jamming with other guys. It's a totally different experience from just playing to music.

oh well, live and learn. Life goes fast, don't waste time asking if you're too old, just grab it by the short and curlies and run.