creativity, the mind...........

[drumbumLEE]

im tryin to build up my technique to the point ill be able to freely execute the rythms that i ve been playin over in my head, is this the way it is for all drummers. i hear buddy rich play and think, dam, his concept of rythm and technique was so highly developed as u hear in his god awesome patterns he d play in his solos.....just want to know your thoughts on this matter......my teacher told me that everyone has a 'pitch map' and as u play, practice and gain experience this develops with u............

[larryace]

It's exactly that way for me Lee, that's one of my personal goals, to effortlessly play the rhythms I hear in my head. I feel that the rhythms I hear in my head compared to say a Buddy Rich are pedestrian by comparison, but I still want to be able to play it exactly as I imagine it on the 1st try. If I'm not mistaken I believe that's John Coltrane's (Miles Davis?) definition of mastering your instrument, to be able to play exactly what's in your head, right away.

[mrchattr]

With any and all techniques, the more you use them, the more natural they become, and then you can just incorporate them into your playing, without really thinking about it, and thus express yourself more fully. Absolutely.

[Drummer Karl]

With time and gaining experience your techniques develop, too. I noticed that from time to time - when I practice with new ways of executing something which is in my head - it helps me with expressing myself. It pleases me to hear my ideas laid down, the sound, feel and even attitude changes positively.

Other than that we`ll just differ from good and bad automatically. That`s an important tool for us - decision. This makes us undividual...

A Buddy Rich concept would totally destroy the concept I build on. It wouldn`t be possible to bring these two together, at least not for now.

I noticed that when I got into Jazz more and more..."classic concepts", then modern and fine and finally urban and organic. Hard to decribe that.
It`s an always changing process, techniques and methods change because other ones aren`t compatible with the sounds and rhythms you`d love to play.
And vice versa, with new techniques and methods new ideas and sounds develop in your head...kind of a give-and-take.

The great thing is that your decision makes you individual...the one got Buddy Rich, the other one Steve Jordan.

Karl