Reggae_Mangle
Silver Member
Hey drummer dudes,
I have been listening to a lot of progressive metal and its sub-genres and have really started taking drums more seriously. I mean who would have thought there's more than 4/4? Just by moving out of that comfort zone, I've started to experiment with ghost notes and odd feel double bass patterns.
I started out keeping things simple, and I think I've made progress, but I cannot seem to figure out how to move around the kit and add to what my feet are doing. All I can manage is to keep a steady beat with the snare on the 1, but the moment I try to hit some other part of the kit, say a tom, or play a role, the whole thing becomes a disgusting mess.
Could someone explain to me if I have a timing of 5/4, for example, what can I play in that space? Any examples you could provide? How do sub-divisions work? The same way, i.e 1 and a 2 and a...?
And assuming I figure that out, how do I not freeze when I go to an audition or jam and the guy says play x/y?
As I said, really having fun with it. I shot a couple of Instagram videos, one is a song where I really don't know the time signature? Can I anyone help? How I internalised it was to play in a completely different tempo, and it seemed to work beautifully. The other is just a double bass groove in 5/4, and you'll notice my hands move absolutely nowhere from the snare and ride!
I hope you enjoy these! Strongly recommend headphones for the second one, the mix on mono sources and small speakers is atrocious, so bad.
I have been listening to a lot of progressive metal and its sub-genres and have really started taking drums more seriously. I mean who would have thought there's more than 4/4? Just by moving out of that comfort zone, I've started to experiment with ghost notes and odd feel double bass patterns.
I started out keeping things simple, and I think I've made progress, but I cannot seem to figure out how to move around the kit and add to what my feet are doing. All I can manage is to keep a steady beat with the snare on the 1, but the moment I try to hit some other part of the kit, say a tom, or play a role, the whole thing becomes a disgusting mess.
Could someone explain to me if I have a timing of 5/4, for example, what can I play in that space? Any examples you could provide? How do sub-divisions work? The same way, i.e 1 and a 2 and a...?
And assuming I figure that out, how do I not freeze when I go to an audition or jam and the guy says play x/y?
As I said, really having fun with it. I shot a couple of Instagram videos, one is a song where I really don't know the time signature? Can I anyone help? How I internalised it was to play in a completely different tempo, and it seemed to work beautifully. The other is just a double bass groove in 5/4, and you'll notice my hands move absolutely nowhere from the snare and ride!
I hope you enjoy these! Strongly recommend headphones for the second one, the mix on mono sources and small speakers is atrocious, so bad.