Question from a beginning drummer

Hello,

I hope you won't laugh at me but I'm a 30-something year old woman and I've
always wanted to learn to play the drums.

I received a Yamaha DD55, 7 pad, electronic drum set as a gift several
months ago and have been using some Tommy Igoe DVDs and a few instructional
books that I purchased from Amazon.

It's been my dream to take drum lessons on a real set from a real teacher
but before I do that, I'd like to work on getting my limbs to work
independently so that progress with real instruction on a real drum set will
come quicker.

I don't want to be too long winded but I was wondering if anyone here might
have any tips or advice on getting the four limbs working independently.
I'm up to a beat on the Igoe dvd with a syncopated bass drum part and I can
play the high hat and bass part simultaneously without problems but once I
try to put the snare on 2 and 4, everything falls apart.

I'd appreciate any tips you might have for an old beginner like myself.

Thanks.

Patricia


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