well last night was my first time on stage and it was like a nightmare come true
in my defense i would like to say i had two days(total of 8hrs of practice) to learn nine original songs that have constant changes in feel and tempo
I admit i was a little nervous and i didnt expect perfection but wow i could not find the beat let alone the pocket no matter how hard i tried and every song just sucked
its funny because the one thing im best at is just being able to feel the song without any regard to counting or really thinking i can just feel and groove and add ad lib fills and have a great time but when i heard the band through the monitor it was like the pocket was 8 miles wide and every beat just kind of ran together i had no idea when to hit the drum like the beat just lasted forever it so sucked
but any ways our next show isnt for like another few months so i have time to practice and prepare and actually learn the songs but i just thought id share this experience with u
and any help on how to practice playing live would be great or if u would like to take the time to share your first time on stage but ya rock on
in my defense i would like to say i had two days(total of 8hrs of practice) to learn nine original songs that have constant changes in feel and tempo
I admit i was a little nervous and i didnt expect perfection but wow i could not find the beat let alone the pocket no matter how hard i tried and every song just sucked
its funny because the one thing im best at is just being able to feel the song without any regard to counting or really thinking i can just feel and groove and add ad lib fills and have a great time but when i heard the band through the monitor it was like the pocket was 8 miles wide and every beat just kind of ran together i had no idea when to hit the drum like the beat just lasted forever it so sucked
but any ways our next show isnt for like another few months so i have time to practice and prepare and actually learn the songs but i just thought id share this experience with u
and any help on how to practice playing live would be great or if u would like to take the time to share your first time on stage but ya rock on