Forum: General Discussion
11-07-2006, 03:17 PM
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Re: Playing drums with bad emotions.........
oh, its cool man, i just wanted to clarify. i see what you mean and you've made valid points here.
my whole view on projecting negative emotion thru music goes to the point that, if i wasnt...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-07-2006, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,895
Re: Playing drums with bad emotions.........
i guess we define these thing differently
thats losing control of your emotions,not your actions. you dont have to cry to be really,really bummed out and depressed, you also dont need to be...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-07-2006, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,895
Re: Playing drums with bad emotions.........
i dont know if someone said it before, but there is a different between intensity and anger.
anger,fustration and rage is a loss of emotional control
intensity is the projection of that anger...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-07-2006, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 72,629
Re: THE "BIG" JAZZ THREAD
if the evil low-tech my enter this thread with input.
so we have this term "jazz" that has long been co-opted,commodified and used a buzz word for family oriented concerts, used to produce...
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Forum: Drum Technique
10-28-2006, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 6,633
Re: Ultimate Speed Goals
that was low-tech laying it down, i take it you didnt hear all the polyrhythm ghostnotes in there.....i thought so
you honestly accuse me of programming that, how dare you stoop so low, ive never...
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Forum: Drum Technique
10-27-2006, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 6,633
Re: Ultimate Speed Goals
man, i was joking.
good playing by the way.
but now you must feel the wrath of my groovy groove
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Forum: Drummers
10-27-2006, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 9,517
Re: Zach Hill
dude, he does all kind of stuff ive never seen. i saw them live......he slides his foot forward and turns the foot to the right and plants his heel further up sometimes. i couldnt really tell what...
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Forum: Drum Technique
10-27-2006, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 6,633
Re: Ultimate Speed Goals
my band does a few songs/changes that are in the 30bpm range, very hard.
practicing tempos like that helps your overall timekeeping.
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Forum: Drum Technique
10-27-2006, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 6,633
Re: Ultimate Speed Goals
a part of learning is playing live,jamming and being around other instruments. we learn in incriments by experience. we learn by mistakes, we learn by taking risks, all things that cannot be done...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-22-2006, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 630
Views: 85,875
Re: Most Under-rated Drummers
i seen a youtube vid of derrick playing jazz the was ridiculed a while ago here......it was pretty bad, his other instructional stuff seemed cool tho, but it was him alone
but if you have an...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-22-2006, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 630
Views: 85,875
Re: Most Under-rated Drummers
i agree with roddy for the instructional stuff he did outside of his forte, the metal stuff.
but it would be good to see him in a band situation outside of metal or just a very different metal...
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Forum: Drum Technique
10-22-2006, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 6,633
Re: Ultimate Speed Goals
thats my band, man
that groove was my answer to the black page, i call it the "much darker and very triggered black page"
on a serious note, building speed is good just to have. i dont know if...
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Forum: Drum Technique
10-21-2006, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 6,633
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-29-2006, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,402
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-28-2006, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,402
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-27-2006, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,402
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Forum: General Discussion
08-26-2006, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 5,919
Re: How Hard Do You Hit Your Drums?
i agree
ergonomics, simple as that. bigger stick=louder hit. learning carpentry i was told that awkward placement of nails requires at least a good angle whereby you can get a big firm swing. if a...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-22-2006, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 1,299
Views: 72,629
Re: THE "BIG" JAZZ THREAD
so the power went out in my building yesterday and i hanging out with a bunch of tenets on the top floor killing time till the electrical company restored power. one person who lives here who i didnt...
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-16-2006, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 536
Views: 46,271
Re: Post your Greatest Weakness
i get something similiar when you feel you are about to learn a set of moves that you are not concious of, be it a combination of snare and bass hits in a certain beat and tempo, a kind of rudiment...
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-12-2006, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 9,842
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-11-2006, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 9,842
Re: Playing jazz well on the drumset
i was saying i turn swing into weird repeating beats similiar to rock beats, also do fills like 4/4 rock. ive been listening to more jazz lately and practicing it.
the whole placement of my kick...
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-11-2006, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 9,842
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-10-2006, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 147
Views: 11,294
Re: Why does speed matter so much?
beyond the other stuff ive been complaining about. i have 2 problems with this thread.
1>it goes on the assumption that the people only recognizes speed as the end all of the musical depth and...
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-09-2006, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 147
Views: 11,294
Re: Why does speed matter so much?
this is venturing towards the schooled vs unschooled debate as well. i know alot of drummers who never had a lesson,cant read from a sheet and dont ever care to. drummers who are good at certain...
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Forum: Drum Technique
08-09-2006, 04:23 AM
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Replies: 536
Views: 46,271
Re: Post your Greatest Weakness
double kick needs alot of work
tempo at slow speeds
consistancy at high speeds
stuck, at times, in a "one feel, one approach" to everything. same fills,similiar beats and so on. when i...
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