You know, i wouldn’t worry about it too much.5 months, 1 hour a day on average.
Only rudiments at first to learn bases, pad work whenever I'm in front of the tv. Then quickly started incorporating some songs in my practice. I'm also practicing reading score faster to be able to play along better. I learned "when the levee breaks" first, recording myself to identify areas to improve faster. When I was no longer improving fast I added other songs such as "fool in the rain", "teenage dirtbag", "self esteem", "take five", etc. I play all the ones I know every time I play, and I only add one more when the last one I learned is decent enough.
All kinds. Whenever I add a new part to learn I try to pick one that has a different time signature, so as to develop more fluency around the kit.
Not a flesh and bone one. On YouTube I grab whatever free education I can get from the teachers (see attached pic)
I'm sure there are many, I'm learning the scene and going to live shows as much as I can. I'm very grateful to have discovered this forum!
I did! But I'm very very far from Mayer level. There's still tons of basic stuff I need to learn. I will typically watch one of the YouTube videos and practice what is taught until I have it figured out (by listening to my audio recording)
I think I'm going to start recording video too to better identify and correct posture technique etc. Audio is great for noticing errors in tempo accents etc that's probably the best piece of advice I've received. Thanks!
A lot of the old school players, by that I mean guys over 50 who probably grew up playing jazz or big band, or older, classic rock, might think about playing heel up closer to tap dancing rather than mashing on the pedal. Thinking about dynamics and going from softer to louder and having control of the pedal. That’s one way to look at it. Not just the same level all the time.
That might be a little much right now, but definitely something to consider.
A lot of this depends too on how you have your bass drum set up, how much of a front head, how much muffling.
So there’s multiple considerations going on . Good luck. Have fun !!