EarthRocker
Senior Member
This is a problem that just arose recently, and I really can't figure out what is happening. I play in a punk rock band, so my drumming is typically really straight forward. I always focus on groove with fills and flare being the last thing I think about. Recently the front man suggested I be a little less "modest" with the drums.
I've always been good with average fills, and I like to do different things, like playing halftime shuffles where it fits, or maybe do some break beats on the hi hat, but when I try to play them live it's like there's a mental block for most of the things I practice, and the things I can play are made ten times more difficult because I can't fight the habit of being tense when I'm playing in front of a crowd.
I've always been good with average fills, and I like to do different things, like playing halftime shuffles where it fits, or maybe do some break beats on the hi hat, but when I try to play them live it's like there's a mental block for most of the things I practice, and the things I can play are made ten times more difficult because I can't fight the habit of being tense when I'm playing in front of a crowd.