Bo Eder
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I don’t know what she’s saying but she makes me feel insignificant ?
I don’t know what she’s saying but she makes me feel insignificant ?
I think most likely there is nothing wrong with you, just that you are a beginner, none of these songs are considered FAST or complex for a REGULAR drummer.
Then on one side is a matter of time that you´ll be able to play them (how long you have been playing drums?, do you study seriously?, can you read?, have teacher?, etc.?.), on the other you might never play them because, you need at least some technique (not a lot) to play that.
And yes, there are techniques that made some of the things you want to play easier...they are also esential so you don´t get hurt too.
Disregard what some say about sloppiness, don´t play like that, it hurts only thinking about it, hahah!
...what I did was learn it at a slower tempo, then gradually speed it up over the course of many practice sessions until I could play it at full tempo.
...That's a groove everyone should know too
..I think Jeff was pretty well known for his one handed hi hat 16th..
It's been said that, "If you want to play fast, practice slow." While that's often what people need to hear, it often doesn't work at all.
My version is, "If you want to play fast, practice as fast as you can perfectly and comfortably using the next faster tempo's technique and for 20 minutes or more before jumping up 5 or 10 bpm and repeating."
95% of our practice should be done below the red line such that we're teaching our muscle memory what it is that we actually want it to do. Technique is crucial and that's where a lot of musicality, consistency, touch & groove come from (speed is a natural side afect of these things).
I don't know that I'd really consider myself a "beginner." I've been playing drums for 2 and a half years. I practice every day. I can read music. I don't have a regular teacher though. There's this guy that I get skype lessons from every now and then if I need help with something specific but I've asked him and he thinks there's nothing actually wrong with my technique but I just need to keep practicing.
I think maybe the biggest problem is my bandmates pushing me to play stuff that I can't do. They think just because they learned the song on guitar in one day that I should be able to do the same for drums. They've also all been playing like 5x as long as I have.
It's still the same process. You still have to start at a pace that you can handle, that's suitable for you. Then, as you learn the music, you increase the pace. There is NO short cut to playing faster. It's all practice and repetition. If you try and fake speed, it will show--clearly. It will just sound like mud.
Ask your bandmates to slow the song during practice. It won't take long before you're up to speed.
Actually, the thing about improvement is about overcoming something. If you are experienced and just not satisfied with your speed, and that's the only thing you're aiming for, then you have to increase it. "Fake it till you make it," you know?
That's just my opinion and it works for me... and yeah, it gonna take a hella lot of time too.
...I was wondering if there's anything specific technique-wise that I could do that might help me play those really fast 16th notes.
I'd like to suggest a paradigm mental shift....Don't think in terms of speed. Think in terms of control. Speed is the child of control. Control is the parent. Control comes first and is inarguably way more important. Focus your energies in the proper place, control, for optimal results. Speed is a by-product of control.