Learning how to play the drums
When I was younger, I played the piano and the electric guitar but, even though I liked their specific sound, I was never interested in practicing for my own enjoyment. Elton John (or is it John Elton?) and Slash can do better than me.
Decades later, I had a revelation that I really wanted to play the drums by noticing its use in various genres such as exotica, rock, metal, or even techno music.
Some notable examples come to mind:
- Death Angel - Humanicide (the introduction)
- Junna - Through the Fire and Flames (the whole song obviously)
I bought a cheap electronic drum kit from NUX in a local shop (less than $500, makes no noise to please the neighbors). You can also get a drum kit from Alesis, I'm sure they are decent for someone who wants to play a bit.
The electronic drum kit can be plugged into a guitar amp, headphones, or even "unplugged" if you don't want to bother people around you. After all, it's the rhythm and hand coordination that counts, not the sound that you make?
I also got a drum pad but I'm still not sure how and when I should start practicing with it.
Not knowing what to do, I got myself a subscription to Drumeo. $24 a month for the annual plan (i.e. $279 per year) is pretty decent for someone who is beginning.
Drumeo says it's enough to play 12 minutes a day but I know that learning any kind of instrument requires more dedication than that. I decided to practice from 30 minutes to one hour every day because, well, it's fun, and I definitely want to play the songs I like.
Last but not least, another good resource is the free software LilyPond to print or store music using its own DSL. It has a specific notation for drums: https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.26/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-percussion.
Hope that helps!