i can play drums but not with drum sticks, for some reason drum sticks always screw me up unless i'm playing with wire sticks or mallets (or by hand)

I play cello and keyboard well.
I can also play guitar and bass decently.
I played drums only once, with a buddy of mine, and we just jammed for a few hours, and I really wasn't bad. I've always had a good handle on rhythm so I think that helped me. Coordination effed me up though.

If I could learn to play any instrument it would be bagpipes(which I should learn in the next few years-my mother asked if I would learn to play bagpipes for her funeral, which I hope is a very long time from now).

Or accordion just because I like the sound.

This is actually how I ended up learning cello. In elementary school, we could chose between band and strings, and the band instructor said I flat out couldn't play trumpet, so I got stuck in strings. My parents made the decision that I play cello. And I hated them for it. A three mile way to school at 7am was brutal with a cello strapped to your back. I felt like a nerdy camel. Now I feel it was a good decision, but cello repairs cost me a lot. If I break a C string, that's like a 35-50 dollar replacement. And I currently can't play at all because I need a new bridge and it has to be fitted by a professional. Sorry, ranting =/

I am new to the drums and was wondering if there are some good techniques to get some different beats, cause i can only play a simple rock beat.

Also does anyone know how to vary the notes on a Jew Harp? I'm new to that also.

There aren't really any techniques to new beats; you've just got to learn the new beats (unless you're talking blast beats, etc.). I would suggest listening to songs you know have a fairly simple beat and either trying to work it out by listening to it or looking at some tabs for it. Learning to play songs, I find, is the best way to learn new beats (especially if you listen to a variety of genres). Do you take drum lessons?

But yeah as you probably guessed, I play drums and I'm absolutely loving it. :D I also play bass a bit but I'm awful at it. But still pretty fun.

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Thats all there is. For example jungle beats, or triplet beats, and many other beats that involve something different than a 4/4 or 2/4 rock beat.

Not sure what you're trying to say here... That's what I was saying, there aren't any specific techniques you need to learn to play them - you play them all the same way - you just need to learn the different timings, etc.

New member here,

I mainly play the guitar, going on 5 years now. I also play bass on occation, and I'm slowly learning some drumming. My main axe is my Telecaster, which have been with me for 3 years now. She is customized quite a bit, and the wood and frets is really the only stock parts left on her. But I love her nevertheless.

Cheers!

I tried to leard how to play the guitar but failed epicly at that - I did learn a Nirvana song and a Coldplay song though :)

Otherwise, I can play the flute. Gangsta, I know ;)

I've played piano for nearly 15 years (self taught, so perhaps 'bodged' would be a better word), but I'm a little bored of that. I did start on guitar but I have ridiculously small hands and it was really difficult trying to learn all the finger positions. I'm sure if I'd persevered I'd have got it in the end, but my fingers never seemed to be long enough. Plus, I was far too stubborn to buy a 3/4 sized, which might have worked out a bit easier, I dunno - it was full size or nothing.

Hence, I'm currently learning the bad ass ukulele instead!

-viola (good)
-bass (okay)
-guitar (learning)