I'm right there with you, Larry. The two activities seem to use different parts of the brain or something.I have a hard time doing that. I used to sing here count there and that's no problem.
Talking to a different rhythm than the music is hard for me.
I've been holding onto that forever and it's high time I admitted it.
So thanks for listening
Oh, oh, oh, hey, hey, ah... Ohh!There you go, lol, just talk in time. Sounds funny, like he's telling a children's story.
Please clarify. The title of the thread is "Talking while playing," and you write "Talking to a different rhythm than the music is hard for me." If we aren't talking about talking while drumming, what, pray tell, are we talking about?I'm not talking about talking while playing,
Please clarify. The title of the thread is "Talking while playing," and you write "Talking to a different rhythm than the music is hard for me." If we aren't talking about talking while drumming, what, pray tell, are we talking about?
Are you personifying music as the only entity with which you want to converse in a drumming context, even between songs? Do you mean that you find it challenging to talk at gigs period -- before, during, and after songs -- perhaps because you're caught up in a musical frame of mind and aren't feeling very communicative with your fellow man?
I'm just trying to understand the premise of the problem.
Got it. That's what I thought you meant from the outset. I wouldn't lose sleep over this hurdle. Drums are usually too assertive to talk over anyway, and most talk is cheap regardless. Words can wait until the beat is over. Mind your sticks and pedals, and you'll be just fine.I'm talking about...talking while playing, at practice, just because it's a 5th coordination. To put a finer point on it, for instance, I can talk with no restrictions while playing the money beat but the half time shuffle? Yea, no lol. Talking "normally" throws me off.
The ooohs and ahhs Bernard does I can manage. They are in time. But playing a more complex beat, and talking in my normal cadence...is much harder for me. Talking in rhythm to the song is generally not a problem. Talking out of rhythm (...Oh man...Crap! Really? I can't find my keys. I have no clue at all where they are! Ahh I hate this! I'm late!) while playing complexer is what I'm referring to.
It's not the need to talk, it's the fact that the 5th coordination aspect...I have a hard time with it. I don't like having a hard time with anything so therefore I must conquer it. I feel like a tool when I try and talk while playingGot it. That's what I thought you meant from the outset. I wouldn't lose sleep over this hurdle. Drums are usually too assertive to talk over anyway, and most talk is cheap regardless. Words can wait until the beat is over. Mind your sticks and pedals, and you'll be just fine.
I can't, I'm no daredevil. I'm not even sure what song you're referring to.Sing Different Drum while playing a Shuffle I dare you