I am a drummer

Since high school I've played the drums. It's my favorite instrument. I love 'em! I can play drum sets (at least I used to be able to - I'd be very rusty playing a drum set now,  tbh, but I'd still enjoy getting back into it) but my preference are hand drums. Indian Doumbeks, to be exact, but I like various African hand drums, too, like the Djembe. In high school I owned a five-piece Ludwig set but my parents made me give it away bc the neighbors were complaining. Assholes. :-P

I prefer Middle East and African beats. Also Jazz. Traditional Indian rhythms blow my mind.

I used to have a nice little collection of hand drums from around the world there for awhile, but, sadly, I had to sell them all about 10 years ago. I still miss them. All I have now is a bucket drum and some well-worn drum sticks. I can't really practice playing at my apartment, but whenever I see a drum circle with good vibes, I love to bring the bucket/sticks and pound on it. The more complex the rhythms, the better!

I can generally pick up any beat within 15 minutes to a half hour. Any beat. Except Indian tablas. Traditional tabla composition tends to go over my head, it's so unexpected and counter-intuitive to me. So, while I can pick up drum beats in a short amount of time, it doesn't mean I'll have mastered how to render it on the instrument acceptably. That would take practice to master demonstrating the newly learned beat in the right way. I may or may not have played the drum before, too. And I never get to practice anymore anyway. But once I get warmed up...I tend to find the most skilled drummer in the circle and mimick what he plays (surprising everyone there, bc usually drum circles are sausage fests).

I wouldn't say I'm the most creative drummer. My mind goes blank when asked to provide a new, interesting beat, but I would say I'm a quick study and can handle intricate rhythm structures :)

I am largely self-taught, having only briefly taken drumming in college. Whereas with the accordian, I trained for three years (still never learned to read sheet music somehow though) 

:-P