Hiya, I’m a drums teacher. Congratulations! My advice? Keep practicing like a madlad / madlass, learn many different styles, learn brakekbeats as soon as possible (it takes a while to figure them out, but they are amazing for practice). I’d also recommend renting a session room and buying accoustic drums. I’m a sucker for Gretsch kits (I own 3 by now) because I love the classic Rock ‘n’ Roll sound they create. In the beginning, keep on repeating simple beats, include the Hi Hat, include the Kick Drum. It really takes a while to learn how to use all 4 limbs very differently at the same time.

In case you’ve got any questions, feel free to comment or send me a DM. Happy to help. Also, take very good care of your knees! You’ll need them a lot. Mine are fucked beyond repair by now (not because of drumming), and I am resigning from my teacher position by the end of this year. At least for drumming.

PS: Don’t care too much about what other drummers say. Everyone’s got their own unique style, like every person has their own and unique handwriting. What works great for someone else might not work great for you.

PSS: I do recommend Drumeo. They’ve got a lot of cool things going on in terms of teaching many basics for free on YouTube and I do appreaciate the teachers working for the platform a lot. I hope this does not sound like some kind of advertisement, but they really do know their stuff.