I have basically no experience playing a pre-determined part on drums. For you guys and gals who have a regular gig playing the same song every night, do you play exactly the same rhythms and fills each time you play the song, or does it change up? If you change it up, how much do you change it? Obviously it depends on genre (pit drumming vs jam bands vs jazz), but what's your experience?
This is kind of a nebulous question. I have a friend (guitarist, singer) who is in a pop/rock band and she said that there's really no room for improvisation because it's a pop song. But I thought to myself it probably depends on the situation and what the bandleader (or band) wants, right?
This is kind of a nebulous question. I have a friend (guitarist, singer) who is in a pop/rock band and she said that there's really no room for improvisation because it's a pop song. But I thought to myself it probably depends on the situation and what the bandleader (or band) wants, right?