Thanks for the kind comments! Yes, use this site to your advantage however you want (and tell your drumming buddies too!).

I understand your frustration, since indeed most drumming instruction is for right-handed drummers. But don’t despair! You’ll be fine.

I’ll have to do some digging to see what’s available for left-handed instruction. In the meantime, I would suggest posting the question on a drumming forum like FreeDrumLessons.com or DrummerWorld.com – I’m sure you’re not the first to encounter this problem! Also, you may want to read up on drummers who play left-handed, such as Phil Collins and Ian Paice, and see how they got their training. You can try Google to find out what you can regarding them and left-handed drumming instruction. Of course, if anybody reading your comment has any suggestions, that would be great as well!

The main point is to have fun, so if messing with reading music is giving you fits right now, just do other things that are more interesting for the time being. Drum covers are always cool, and even if you trash it, you’re not doing it for anyone but yourself, so no harm done. Even better, if you can record yourself playing, you might see where you can do better just by watching yourself. You can also head on down to a music store, if one is nearby, and ask someone in the drumming section regarding what to do about learning to play left-handed.

I hope this points you in the right direction. Drum on!