random.hero
New member
daav said:
random.hero said:
ahhh i said it first!!!
ahhh i said it first!!!
PhilGood
Juice box hero
MadAudio said:
...with Freddie Gruber.
Dave Weckl even took lesson from him.
PhilGood
Juice box hero
Let me tell you something I learned many years ago.
Improvement comes in "hills and plateaus". In other words, when you first start learning you make great improvement and keep going up hill. Then you level off for a while and don't think your inproving much. This can go for quite a while.
Then one day you make a breakthrough and start going up hill again. Then once again later you will plateau again. This cycle wil continue throghout life and it happens to everyone.
Here's what you don't notice: All that time you practice without "improvement" you are actually improving in a way you don't hear, at least as far as chops are concerned. What you're improving on is consistancy, muscle memory and being able to play without thinking to hard about it. Let that improvement happen and enjoy it while you do. Let yourself listen to a song you're playing without thinking what you're playing. Think about just hitting the tempo! Not alot of drummer truly work on that part of the game.
Another way you could make a breakthrough is to chage the way you think about patterns. Don't stick to what you traditionally think of in terms of rhythm. Explore the mental aspect more than the physical.
That'll make it more fun!
Improvement comes in "hills and plateaus". In other words, when you first start learning you make great improvement and keep going up hill. Then you level off for a while and don't think your inproving much. This can go for quite a while.
Then one day you make a breakthrough and start going up hill again. Then once again later you will plateau again. This cycle wil continue throghout life and it happens to everyone.
Here's what you don't notice: All that time you practice without "improvement" you are actually improving in a way you don't hear, at least as far as chops are concerned. What you're improving on is consistancy, muscle memory and being able to play without thinking to hard about it. Let that improvement happen and enjoy it while you do. Let yourself listen to a song you're playing without thinking what you're playing. Think about just hitting the tempo! Not alot of drummer truly work on that part of the game.
Another way you could make a breakthrough is to chage the way you think about patterns. Don't stick to what you traditionally think of in terms of rhythm. Explore the mental aspect more than the physical.
That'll make it more fun!
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nbffan
New member
If all this practicing is to become a 'great' drummer and not that you truly love the craft, you are wasting your time. Life is too short. You shouldn't have to say, "oh hell, its time to practice and I'll probably sound like crap". If the drums aren't enjoyable to you, then you need to find something that is. Change your mindset about what you're doing. Don't fell like you have to get something down pat; rarely can a drummer get something right in the first take.
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Freethinker
New member
You should quit and sell me all our gear for cheap!!
Actually i find that when i practice to much my playing at practice and shows is not to good. Instead of practicing behind your kit or with a pad, go ride a bike for an hour or lift some weights or just go for a walk at a brisk pace, this is also helpful, because it uses all the same muscles and gets fresh air in your system, exercise is just as important and practice behind the kit is, for me anyway.
Or get really crazy and move your kit outside one day and just rock out, I find that to be awesome and inspiring.
Actually i find that when i practice to much my playing at practice and shows is not to good. Instead of practicing behind your kit or with a pad, go ride a bike for an hour or lift some weights or just go for a walk at a brisk pace, this is also helpful, because it uses all the same muscles and gets fresh air in your system, exercise is just as important and practice behind the kit is, for me anyway.
Or get really crazy and move your kit outside one day and just rock out, I find that to be awesome and inspiring.
SillyBee
Banned
breeeeza said:Its just not fun anymore, it used to be when i thought i was good a few years ago. but now the practising for 2 hours a day is just a thing i have to do. I just end up getting tired, pissed off and it feels like i waste two hours in the proccess. Improving myself now is near impossible and i hate the way i play, its so inconsitant. The novelty wore off but i feel i have to become good cause it looks like there's nothing else ahead for me. I just want to through away my sticks and sit down, watch TV like everyone else does.
Lessons?
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breeeeza
Senior MemBREH
i have lessons. once a week.
Supercreep
Lizard People
Maybe you should take a break from it until you remember why you're doing it in the first place.
I play music because that's what I do; It's part of my self. It doesn't matter that I'm good or bad or what anybody else thinks. Worrying about how other people perceive my music just highlights that I'm more concerned about my ego than my music.
If the noise you make brings you towards happiness, you're doing it right.
I play music because that's what I do; It's part of my self. It doesn't matter that I'm good or bad or what anybody else thinks. Worrying about how other people perceive my music just highlights that I'm more concerned about my ego than my music.
If the noise you make brings you towards happiness, you're doing it right.
Uladine
New member
I second the taking a break thing. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. It's like having a girlfriend or wife. If you're with her 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, sometimes the spark seems a little bit dimmer. Things can get boring, you argue alot. If you can't be with her for a week or two, you start missing her and when you get back together you have some of the best sex of your life and you love being around her again, just like when you first met.
I recommend not only taking a break, but actually put your drums away for a week or two so you can't touch them. Cancel a couple lessons. By the end of the second week you'll be wanting to jam on your drums so bad you'll be able to taste it. You may even feel like you've improved a bit after the break. This may be only a psychological effect, but so is the mode youre in right now.
I recommend not only taking a break, but actually put your drums away for a week or two so you can't touch them. Cancel a couple lessons. By the end of the second week you'll be wanting to jam on your drums so bad you'll be able to taste it. You may even feel like you've improved a bit after the break. This may be only a psychological effect, but so is the mode youre in right now.
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jeffree
New member
I've certainly gone through stages like this, and a break has always helped. What has pulled me back from my breaks is always one thing: a reason to play besides just practicing. Gigging with a band has done it, as has beginning a recording project that required me to write, learn, and record various parts. In short, practicing (for me) gets tiring fast unless there's a specific target (a pay-off) looming in the near future.
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