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Question: How long should i practice for a day on the drums!?
I have been playing for about 2 and half months and in the first 2 weeks of getting my drums i learnt a song perfect, i practiced 4 about 2 hours a day and still do the same now but i havent been able to learn another song, because i find it difficult and get frustrated!. i think i am a natural drummer because my family had a bash and wen i first had a bash i was a million times better!. but i start a music practice cource at college in 8 days and am worried if they ask how many songs can u play and i say one that i might get kicked out so please help, i need to learn like 5 or more songs in 8 days, i think im done for personaly but maybe someone can help me

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It is not how much you practice, but what you practice and how you go about it!.
Learning to fly an airplane without an instructor is a very dangerous & dumb thing!. Learning to play the drums without an instructor is not very smart either!.
If you have only been at it for 2-3 months hopefully you can still be guided in the right direction!.
What ever you do!. Do not lie to them!. It would be better to say "I am a beginner and I am here to learn to do it correctly"
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Do you actually know how to COUNT or KEEP TIME!? or is your idea of playing the drums, just beating on them with any old rhythm you care to use!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

I'm not sure why you think you need to know a certain number of songs!.
I don't know anybody how counts the number of songs they know!. The question never came up when I studied music!. You can either play the drums or you can't!.

Instead of worrying about meaningless numbers, you need to be learning proper technique, song structure, and how to play in different styles, i!.e: rock, jazz, r&b, etc!.!.!. once you have the basics down, learning the average pop or rock song is a snap!.

BTW, I find it hard to believe that you learned a song 'perfect' after 'bashing' for 2 hours a day for 2 months!. What exactly are you practicing if you have no knowledge of drumming!?

2 hours per day of random pounding on drums won't make you a better drummer!.
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