A drum kit, you say.
Everything there is to know about drums is perfectly encapsulated by Dale and Brennan in Step Brothers.
Everything there is to know about drums is perfectly encapsulated by Dale and Brennan in Step Brothers.
Take up drums at age 56?
I've never seen Step Brothers. I can only handle Will Ferrell in very small doses. I can't get the "@" function to work to tag bdp24. But he is a professional drummer and I'm sure my drumming aspirations will sound silly to him. Although I'd be interested in what he has to say about just playing on his own for fun. But I have always felt there is a big difference in doing something professionally verses doing it _just_ for fun. I know when I get home from work doing what I do professionally.....I'm not particularly interested in doing it at home or on the weekend.... As far as having fun, I guess the only way to know is to try it. |
n80 ... Your question has everything to do with this site. Why? Because you’re a lover of music. Back in the day, the great writer H.L.Mencken wrote an essay on the topic of how you can tell that a person is a true music lover. Mencken said that when observing people at opening night at the opera, you would see all of the sophisticated women in their flowing evening gowns and their gentlemen escorts in their tails and top hats. They were not true music lovers, being there not for the opera, but only to be seen out in society and to rub elbows with other self-important elites. According to Mencken, true music lovers always reveal themselves because they always try to make their own music. They may be atrocious at it, but they try anyway. I’ve been playing the harmonica and chromonic harmonica since I was nine years old and still play atrociously. :-) Buy the drums ... Frank |
N80 yours is my story almost exactly! I was the same age when I did it. And I went overboard with buying additional cymbals, drums, accessories, etc. I contacted the band instructors at a few local high schools and got the names of a few good drummers. I ended up hiring a guy who aspired to becoming a professional drummer and he was at a point where he was so good that there were few teachers locally who could teach him anything new. He was old enough to drive and so taught me at my home on my kit. He taught me to read music and most importantly to start slowly. I'm 64 now but relocated twice in the last 9 years. I recently sold my acoustic kit because I am currently in an apartment. I still drum along to music all played through my headphone. I don't regret a day of it but you may find that it's a lot harder than you think. And you must practice, practice, practice! Good luck! |