r/drums

My daughter has been doing drum lessons for about a year and a half and is really into it. I'm looking to get her a set for the house, but I have really no idea what I'm looking for. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

i’ve been playing a couple years and i can improvise grooves really well but my fills are always simple (unless i really push myself and practice it over and over). it’s really hard for me to play a complicated fill first try, i always have to really think about it first. im starting to get discouraged:(

I also have pretty bad accent paralysis so if i do make up a complicated fill it still sounds mediocre bc i just can’t accent anything other than the first beat.

any tips/advice appreciated 🙏

Hi! I have to pack up a friend's 5 piece drum kit. I'm not a drummer, and I've never assembled or disassembled a drum kit in my life. But because of certain circumstances I was asked if I could do this and pack it up for a 900 mile trip in a 15 ft. box truck that will also contain about thirty other boxes and a motorcycle. I figured I'd come here and ask for some help. Has anybody in this group ever had to do this on such a long trip? Looking for advice on how to pack this drum kit for this move. Thank you! 🙂

Hi! So I’m 22 and I’ve been playing drums for 3 months and a half. Although I practice a lot and I’m very determined, and I’ve received good feedback from my teacher, I can’t stop thinking about the fact that I picked it up so late.

I chose drums because I was in art school when I was like 7, and you had to pick a main and a secondary instrument. Mine were piano and drums, but for some reason I never had drum classes. I thought about starting drumming a few years ago, but I lacked the support of my parents who said “drums are for boys”, and also I don’t think they were going to give me money for classes. In my teenage years I was also going through a very bad mental health situation and I was barely getting out of bed, let alone try to learn something new and difficult. Now I have a job that pays well, I’m paying my drum classes and it gives me plenty of free time that I use for practice.

But I don’t want this to be a hobby. I want to make it big(not Metallica level ofc lol, but just be in a band). I can’t stop thinking about how much time I’ve wasted and I pursued another career because of the requirement to do something “serious” with my life…

Does anyone have a happy story to share that could give me hope?

Hi. i play the drums for a year more or less,i have an e-drumkit and im looking to buy a acoustic drumkit,i mainly play metal,punk and rock. i have no idea what drumkit i should buy with the budget of 1200-1350$,could i get some recommendations?