I Practiced today. Did you?

[SillyBee]

I Practiced today. Did you?

[EddieRay]

I've heard of that. How is it?

[RAMI]

I practice on the practice pad half an hour a day...and then try to get on the kit for at least half an hour. But, alot of days, like today, I only have time for my 30 minutes pratice pad work. But I never miss those.

[elcholo]

I practiced incorporating a steve gadd style lick for about 35 minutes. My wife came down and told me to find a new rhythm or get off...

i don't think she appreciates my skillz, yo!

ec

[NegadivOne]

I played today while listening to judge mathis and all the other court shows on headphones. Ive got tv on my computer in my studio so its easy to drum for hours.

[Anomaly Design]

Nooooooo I didn'tttttt and its killing me. I got addicted to the newest James Bond ps2 game, 'From Russia with Love'. Its awesome and I can't put down the controller!

[fraserhutch]

Yup, I practice at LEAST 6 days a week, usually 7. Anything less and I cannot keep my chops in shape.

[andydeedpoll]

pfft. the temperature has just sored here in Britain. play any instrument other than a guitar for more than about ten minutes and you're sweating and feel poorly.

ah well. i'm off on tour next week to Holland. might be a bit cooler there.

Andy

[oaklanddanny]

Hiya...
Newly arrived here. So this is where all the noise is coming from! Wish I could practise right now... I certainly could use the work... AND the exercise. I'm in the throes of the "studio... formerly known as garage", project. I'm with you... I should be finding the time to practice. Haven't had a band rehearsal in a month either, due to the guitarist's sudden need to vacation with his family. Selfish bastard!!
I'm probably like a lot of you. I dreamed for years (many, long, long, long years) about building, and operating, my own studio. Believe it or not... dreams do, sometimes, come true. I'm up to my neck in the "build your own studio" portion of the dream.
Anywho. I'm pleased to meet you.

PEACE~THRU~MUSIC

[Anfontan]

Originally Posted by oaklanddanny

Hiya...
Newly arrived here. So this is where all the noise is coming from! Wish I could practise right now... I certainly could use the work... AND the exercise. I'm in the throes of the "studio... formerly known as garage", project. I'm with you... I should be finding the time to practice. Haven't had a band rehearsal in a month either, due to the guitarist's sudden need to vacation with his family. Selfish bastard!!
I'm probably like a lot of you. I dreamed for years (many, long, long, long years) about building, and operating, my own studio. Believe it or not... dreams do, sometimes, come true. I'm up to my neck in the "build your own studio" portion of the dream.
Anywho. I'm pleased to meet you.

PEACE~THRU~MUSIC

Welcome to home recording, none of us are quite normal, hope you are the same!

[drossfile]

they say that practice makes perfect. it's obvious to me that i've not practiced nearly enough.

[MadAudio]

I haven't played anything in at least three days. It's sad.

[Dogman]

I never exactly practice....I sort of just noodle. I did that for a while though. I'm good at noodleing....

[Gorty]

Originally Posted by oaklanddanny

Hiya...
Newly arrived here. So this is where all the noise is coming from! Wish I could practise right now... I certainly could use the work... AND the exercise. I'm in the throes of the "studio... formerly known as garage", project. I'm with you... I should be finding the time to practice. Haven't had a band rehearsal in a month either, due to the guitarist's sudden need to vacation with his family. Selfish bastard!!
I'm probably like a lot of you. I dreamed for years (many, long, long, long years) about building, and operating, my own studio. Believe it or not... dreams do, sometimes, come true. I'm up to my neck in the "build your own studio" portion of the dream.
Anywho. I'm pleased to meet you.

PEACE~THRU~MUSIC

G'day Oaklanddanny,....All the way from Aussie Land!!

[travelin travis]

i've tried to commit to a practice routine many times. it always ends up the same. it gets boring, i don't get any instant gratification, and i say to hell with it. i just can't imagine the big guys ever sitting in front of a metronome and working on picking technique and scale sequences. i know i could definately use some speed in my picking hand but practice is such a drag.

[fraserhutch]

Originally Posted by TravisinFlorida

i've tried to commit to a practice routine many times. it always ends up the same. it gets boring, i don't get any instant gratification, and i say to hell with it. i just can't imagine the big guys ever sitting in front of a metronome and working on picking technique and scale sequences. i know i could definately use some speed in my picking hand but practice is such a drag.

Believe it or not, they do. Any really good performers with good technique and command over their instrument do, anyways.

No one is born with technique. Some seem able to develop it more readily, but we all work for it.

Yeah, discipline is a bitch, but once you start seeing the rewards, it becomes a lot more tolerable. And you start depending on it to develop your baseline.

[Elton Bear]

Originally Posted by andydeedpoll

pfft. the temperature has just sored here in Britain. play any instrument other than a guitar for more than about ten minutes and you're sweating and feel poorly.

ah well. i'm off on tour next week to Holland. might be a bit cooler there.

Andy

Well that was two years ago, hottest day ever recorded yesterday, I'm practicing. I've got a desk fan pointed at my drumkit, and a battery-powered clip fan on one of my stands, ooooooh yeah!

[RezN8]

Seems like everyday I'm bangin' on something . Sometimes it could be confused with practice...

No really, I go through waves where I'll practice everyday for hours. Sometimes I go weeks without, then I practice twice as much. It's a vicious cycle.

[true-eurt]

Originally Posted by oaklanddanny

Hiya...
Newly arrived here. So this is where all the noise is coming from! Wish I could practise right now... I certainly could use the work... AND the exercise. I'm in the throes of the "studio... formerly known as garage", project. I'm with you... I should be finding the time to practice. Haven't had a band rehearsal in a month either, due to the guitarist's sudden need to vacation with his family. Selfish bastard!!
I'm probably like a lot of you. I dreamed for years (many, long, long, long years) about building, and operating, my own studio. Believe it or not... dreams do, sometimes, come true. I'm up to my neck in the "build your own studio" portion of the dream.
Anywho. I'm pleased to meet you.

PEACE~THRU~MUSIC

Welkom Danny!!...nice kit ya got there and the scenery is great too!!

I do not practice as much as I should. I am just a rat-a-tat-er anyway.

[Duditz]

I try to force myself to practice drums but it just never happens.

[cortexx]

I practice my for my piano lessons on average an hour a day (once the kids are in bed) then i jam until i cant stay awake anymore. Ive woken up on my andromeda before

Not exactly drums but hey practice is practice and dedication of time to improvement is not easy no matter what you play!

[Freethinker]

I don't practice drums everyday, maybe twice a week, but find that my workout schedual keeps me fast and nimble, and I always seem to have better band practice when I practice less on our off days,kinda strange, less practice, I play better?! BUT if I start missing my running and weight lifting routines I start playing like garbage.
Seems like my exercise program is more important than my drum practice at home.

[seismetr0n]

i have 2 shows this week does that count?

[theclashrock]

yes for about 2 hours, thank god I found my iso's again, my earplugs work but they get uncomfortable after an hour or so.

Really focusing on my single hand rolls on my left hand today.

[Atterion]

Originally Posted by elcholo

I practiced incorporating a steve gadd style lick for about 35 minutes. My wife came down and told me to find a new rhythm or get off...

i don't think she appreciates my skillz, yo!

ec

Yeah I know the feeling. Go CHIEFS!!! and yes I did.