Forum: Drum Technique
Yesterday, 07:33 PM
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Re: New breed help
I'm not really an advocate for practicing that way. I think you'll be wasting your time chasing that particular thing before you've developed a pretty high level of proficiency with that book and...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-20-2013, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 2,408
Re: Why I don't play V-Drums
All your feelings about how lame this is are correct. This video is pretty much the essence of what happens when you take away the live instrument.
Who was playing with Tony Bennett, Gregg Field?
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Forum: General Discussion
05-20-2013, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Questions to ask prospective drum teacher?
I don't think you need to ask them anything, if you've concluded that they're qualified. You're not really in a position where you will be able to judge who is actually the best teacher, so I would...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-18-2013, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 1,378
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-16-2013, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 2,351
Re: shuffle is hard...
I think the reason people have a hard time with this feel is that they're trying to make it using some kind of soft-loud compound stroke, which tends to be fatigue-inducing, and make the accents fall...
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-15-2013, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 2,351
Re: shuffle is hard...
Ugh, sorry, I totally disagree with that way of playing the cymbal-- that's not a legitimate technique as far as I'm concerned. That's something he made up in the practice room.
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Forum: General Discussion
05-15-2013, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 1,200
Re: Thoughts on YouTube Covers?
They're fine-- a good low-risk way for students to get to play for people. And it's good for people who want to play the drums, but not necessarily play music and perform for real, to have an outlet....
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-15-2013, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,741
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Forum: General Discussion
05-14-2013, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 635
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-13-2013, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 381
Re: Need some help with fills
That's well-observed, actually-- any dense fill without prominent accents reads to the listener as essentially a big slur. With prominent accents, they read as the accents + drum slurry. In general. ...
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-13-2013, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 632
Re: Learning to sight read
Joey Baron has some good advice (http://shipdrummer.blogspot.com/2011/01/joey-baron-master-class-part-4-i-didnt.html#morehttp://) about that:
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-13-2013, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 818
Re: George Lawrence Stone
Sure, you should buy it-- it's a $10 book, and you'll use it for the rest of your career. It's a huge bargain.
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-12-2013, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 722
Re: Newbie Jazz Drummer practice routine help.
This is sort of a taste thing, but I would try putting the emphasis on all four beats-- you definitely want to know where the 1 and the 3 are, too.
Be careful of being too triplet-centric....
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Forum: General Discussion
05-12-2013, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 539
Re: Drums and American taxes
Doesn't being a W2 employee eliminate most of your deductions, though? They are for business expenses, and a W2 employee is not considered to be "in business." It sounds like you're not declaring any...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-12-2013, 02:13 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 539
Re: Drums and American taxes
Follow DED's advice re: "stage" clothing-- that's kind of a classic red flag for getting audited. And contrary to your consultant's advice, you do not want to get audited, even if you come out a net...
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-05-2013, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 844
Re: How to improve the left hand.
Get out your copy of Stick Control and work on pages 8, 9, 10, and 23 every day, playing the exercises leading with the left two or three times longer than the ones leading with the right.
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Forum: General Discussion
05-05-2013, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 626
Re: I have some questions
I would not use that product, and would stay away from anything to do with the associated sites-- drumeo, freedrumlessons, and the rest. Get some real drum lessons.
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Forum: General Discussion
05-05-2013, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 1,994
Re: Meshuggah - now my drumming seems trivial :(
I'm just not seeing what is causing the soul searching. It's not like you were a fan of this band, and the guy is blowing you out of the water at your own game. What I see is that somebody made a...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-04-2013, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 478
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Forum: General Discussion
05-03-2013, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 837
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-03-2013, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 604
Re: Practice (not so much technique)
Maybe there are more productive ways of practicing, but I guess you haven't wasted your time-- I'm sure you've strengthened your left side a lot. I don't see any point in pursuing this line of...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-03-2013, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 919
Re: How to develop touch and tone on the drumset?
Second that-- spending some time learning concert percussion from somebody who knows what he's doing will help. In that world, tone quality is pretty much the main thing. You could track down the...
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-02-2013, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 510
Re: A few questions about jazz techniques
Well, it's an honor to get to talk to you about it. I don't think I've gotten to hear your playing, but it seems like you know what you're doing.
I wouldn't worry too much about correctness--...
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Forum: Drum Technique
05-01-2013, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 440
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Forum: General Discussion
05-01-2013, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 824
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