I'm still working at it. For father's day I asked for the Rock Drumming System which is a set of books and DVDs. I made my way through the beginner book. I just about finished it when I started looking at the Play Along DVD.
I started working on the first song. The kit contains a bunch of songs by the Hastings. They're good songs. I've been struggling with the first song though. Even though there is a DVD, it's hard to learn the grooves. The sheet music isn't complete, just a few staffs suggesting what to play during the chorus, bridge, etc.
I had to sound out the grooves by reading the sheet music. They weren 't easy grooves. 
It took me sometime to figure out this groove. I'm still not sure I have the counting down.
It took me sometime to figure out this groove. I'm still not sure I have the counting down.Then after a few nights working on the groove playing it at speed along with the track is tough. I've been frustrated a bit.
But I'm happy to say that tonight it started to click. It does seem that I can only take in so much at one time. I need to practice and then walk away for awhile. When I come back later or the next day it seems to have sunk in and I can play it better.
Someone said awhile ago on vdrums that one of the most important things about playing with a band is listening. I kind of get it now. After playing this stuff over an over again, and now playing with the song a bit, it's starting to click. I here where I should be in the music, and I'm getting better.
The Rock Drumming System has helped me a lot. Although I thought I knew how to read music it wasn't until I forced myself to sit down and go through all the lessons that I learned it and got better at it. Now like a kindergartener, I kind sound out the words. :)
