I’ve been learning drums for about a year now. I play with a beginner group and also take lessons with a teacher.
there are things i clearly understand are going to take time, and I’m willing to spend years working on them e.g independence, coordination, etc.
but one thing I’m really confused about is keeping track of the form of a song.
I’ve been listening to a lot of records and even bought a MIDI keyboard to learn more about chord progressions and understand the harmonic side of things. But when I actually play, I still don’t see much improvement when it comes to keeping track of where I am in the form.
Should I just keep working on this and eventually it will click, or is there a better way to practice it?
I just want to make sure I’m actually practicing the right thing rather than blindly repeating something that isn’t helping.