Learning the Tambourine

Now we had the song our group was ready to put a tune to it, as i have never played a musical instrument before i knew this was gonna be a challenge.I had a try of a few different instruments and decided upon using the Tambourine. I researched on you tube to gain an insight of how to play the Tambourine and i watched the following video,http://youtu.be/x9CpoyHWZR0 this was a great support to me as it taught me different techniques on how to hit a Tambourine to create different sound effects.When i first started learning the Tambourine it was so hard i couldn't seem to get the beat right or the sound ,so i loaned a Tambourine and practiced every night independently i researched another you tube video and started learning  from a basic level, i used the following video to help guide me .http://youtu.be/wfSPbhnpOlQ this video helped me learn how to create a beat with the Tambourine.After practicing and watching the videos after a week i had improved and felt confident with the instrument.