rhumbagirl
Senior Member
Well HELLO AGAIN, Drummerworld!!
Jjust thought I'd write a little note about where I'm at in my playing. You see, it wasn't always about my playing. Because I wasn't always playing. It only became about my playing when I went out and sought it out, and demanded something from myself, something that I knew was there, but not sure where or how.
So where am I? Surely I'm rested after 8 weeks off. 8 weeks off! I got out of bed, got hired, drove across the country with my dog, my cat, and my drums. What more could I need? Nothing much to be honest Life is good again! I don't get to play for a living, but I get to have a roof over my head. And the best gear that money can buy! Well almost the best, ha ha.
I'm in the grind again. It's tough. It's tough wondering if you'll get back to where you were. It's tough wondering if it's all worth it. What I've found in the less than 6 hours or so spread out over a few days is, it's still there. And it even might have benefited from the rest. Having a practice set on youtube helps. Monotonous yes, but it establishes a base to measure against. I can identify my weak spots and work on them.
Here's to the next 6 months and whatever I can pull out of myself to make myself better.
Oh and to the advice thing... I think what's applicable here is, you're not defined by your successes as much as by your ability to get back up when you've been knocked down. The specific twist to the drums is, and this is only my theory, is that while you may become weak after a period of downtime, your ability to drive yourself, your ability to find new techniques to overcome your weaknesses, THAT is what makes you a better player.
Improvisation. Not just in the time sense. But in the sense that's between your ears.
Concentrate on what you're playing. Listen. Relax. Rinse & Repeat.
Life is good!!!
Steph
Jjust thought I'd write a little note about where I'm at in my playing. You see, it wasn't always about my playing. Because I wasn't always playing. It only became about my playing when I went out and sought it out, and demanded something from myself, something that I knew was there, but not sure where or how.
So where am I? Surely I'm rested after 8 weeks off. 8 weeks off! I got out of bed, got hired, drove across the country with my dog, my cat, and my drums. What more could I need? Nothing much to be honest Life is good again! I don't get to play for a living, but I get to have a roof over my head. And the best gear that money can buy! Well almost the best, ha ha.
I'm in the grind again. It's tough. It's tough wondering if you'll get back to where you were. It's tough wondering if it's all worth it. What I've found in the less than 6 hours or so spread out over a few days is, it's still there. And it even might have benefited from the rest. Having a practice set on youtube helps. Monotonous yes, but it establishes a base to measure against. I can identify my weak spots and work on them.
Here's to the next 6 months and whatever I can pull out of myself to make myself better.
Oh and to the advice thing... I think what's applicable here is, you're not defined by your successes as much as by your ability to get back up when you've been knocked down. The specific twist to the drums is, and this is only my theory, is that while you may become weak after a period of downtime, your ability to drive yourself, your ability to find new techniques to overcome your weaknesses, THAT is what makes you a better player.
Improvisation. Not just in the time sense. But in the sense that's between your ears.
Concentrate on what you're playing. Listen. Relax. Rinse & Repeat.
Life is good!!!
Steph