people that play drums or music well – if you're playing a beat say with the cymbal and bass, are these two separate tracks to you: bass and cymbal or one track where they're interleaved?

put another way, can you seamlessly play the beat with one hand while the other stops or starts?

i can't do two different things with one hand each. i feel like im capable of a single track and i play the notes or rhythm as one beat after the other. the same for piano.

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It's tough but think you need to start by just repeating the one hand over and over until your brain "feels" it naturally and is able to jump back in based on how it feels when you fall off. Then you keep that going, with it feeling more natural, and add the other one in and now focus on that rhythm   But importantly, it helps to "feel" the relationship between the 2 so that your body can fall into the rhythm and know what/where you're lacking so you can practice that.  Or just skip it all to the end and play both at the same time and try to learn the feeling of the 2 rhythms

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thanks – i'll try this with my keyboard at home