2 hit wonder
Junior Member
I didn't foresee losing specific patterns, but 1st it was Immigrant Song foot work that had to be re-established after quitting for 15 years.
My kick pattern ability is better now than before, but the consistency isn't equivalent now.
Recently another pattern came up that was discovered as lost.
We're covering Call Me by Blondie which has a triplet feel. I intuitively knew I could play it when I sat down but when I actually did start playing it, it was a different sticking. It used to be alternating 16ths with L going to the snare, but for some reason I went to RLL, RLL, RLL, RLL with the R alternating as hat, snare, hat, snare, hat, snare. The L never leaves the hat.
The alternating 16ths triplet I used to play back in the day doesn't groove as comfortably as the RLL does now. But it showed me the loss of pattern comfort that I used to have.
My kick pattern ability is better now than before, but the consistency isn't equivalent now.
Recently another pattern came up that was discovered as lost.
We're covering Call Me by Blondie which has a triplet feel. I intuitively knew I could play it when I sat down but when I actually did start playing it, it was a different sticking. It used to be alternating 16ths with L going to the snare, but for some reason I went to RLL, RLL, RLL, RLL with the R alternating as hat, snare, hat, snare, hat, snare. The L never leaves the hat.
The alternating 16ths triplet I used to play back in the day doesn't groove as comfortably as the RLL does now. But it showed me the loss of pattern comfort that I used to have.