Learning to play the drums takes persistence. You will feel very clumsy at first. You have to slow the rhythm down and laboriously learn each new pattern at first. But with each new pattern you learn it becomes easier - and once you know a pattern, have that muscle memory, you won’t forget it.
After I had learned a little bit, I joined an Adult Rock Band class - like School of Rovk but for grownups. It really helped me learn because the pressure was on to learn each week’s song - the group was depending on me to do my homework! It taught me how to play in a band and how to perform. And it was loads of fun, I made good friends in that group and after a couple of years, two of the guys and me formed our own band with a singer and played together for five years. We practiced once a week and occasionally played in local venues.
You won’t regret learning. And remember - you’re smarter than a fourteen year old boy, and they learn it! You can too!
