I'm a shy guy and I generally don't like to embarrass myself. I think this has translated into my drumming because I feel like I "underplay" some times. Sometimes I get the urge to go crazy but I don't because I feel like I might mess up and people will criticize me, so I tend to keep it simple and "boring."
I remember when I was 16 and my teacher was teaching me this cool book by Charlie Wilcoxen. I think it was called All American Drummer. I had just finished Ted Reed's Syncopation and my teacher was trying to teach me the snare drum solos in this book. The book was way over my head at the time and I think I got frustrated or I had a fear of failure and kept avoiding it. My drum teacher eventually stopped pushing it on me and we went back to some other stuff. I'm 27 now and I know I would be in a different position today had I pushed myself to learn that book. Today, I would give myself a B+ for keeping time but an F for creativity.
Have you ever avoided playing something or learning something because you didn't believe you could do it? Some people just pick up the drums real easily, but for some people, it really is hard. Have you ever been in my position?
I remember when I was 16 and my teacher was teaching me this cool book by Charlie Wilcoxen. I think it was called All American Drummer. I had just finished Ted Reed's Syncopation and my teacher was trying to teach me the snare drum solos in this book. The book was way over my head at the time and I think I got frustrated or I had a fear of failure and kept avoiding it. My drum teacher eventually stopped pushing it on me and we went back to some other stuff. I'm 27 now and I know I would be in a different position today had I pushed myself to learn that book. Today, I would give myself a B+ for keeping time but an F for creativity.
Have you ever avoided playing something or learning something because you didn't believe you could do it? Some people just pick up the drums real easily, but for some people, it really is hard. Have you ever been in my position?