18/10/2024
"Please, don't quit drumming because you are left-handed." 😉🥁
You've come too far to just say "it's over, I quït."
There are alot of successful left-handed musicians; Bassists, talk more of drummers. Guy, dem choke! (They are plenty).
Some guy I met two weeks ago after church service, he's still a young boy. This were his words as he directed his question to me while I packed to head back home "How long will it take me to learn Lead guitar?".
At first, I didn't know I was the one he was asking because he was initially talking to someone else. So, he had to touch me. "Mmm.., sorry what were you saying," a cue that I didn't hear him clearly the first time. This time, he repeated the same question, showing how serious my answer will mean to him.
We had to outside and talk. I later discovered that this guy really wanted to play the drums but his problëm was his left-hand, so, he wanted to leave drums and go learn Lead guitar. 😂 (As if that's where he won't still run away from).
He told me that when he tries holding a makossa groove, he will either be missing beats or get tired immediately due to the position of the Hi-hat and Snare drum.
I didn't have any ready answer to give him, so, I had to go on YouTube and browse for some videos of left-handed drummers. I showed him some of them and the ease at which the played with. I was happy he had this fresh believe that he can do this.
Keep practicing (the right way) and if you loose energy always, go and eat first. 😂🔥
One thing was common watching this people. I think their excellence came from the way they viewed and Interacted with their drums.
They are left-handed already. They had to accept that fact and develop on their craft. See, doubt is one of the main factors that births fault-finding and unnecessary issues.
I'm a right-handed drummer, but it still doesn't stop me from replicating/attempting on my left-hand, whatever I played on my right. You just need to have the rudimentary knowledge.
