Mastiff
Senior Member
I mean to keep this light, just a fun discussion.
Even though I've been hacking away for a long time, I never really tried very hard at drums until the last few years. I have some serious deficiencies, especially in hand technique (never did marching band or anything like that) that I'm trying to correct. Objectively, I'm probably an "intermediate" drummer, but my deficiencies make me always caveat my capabilities, because I know someone could easily ask me to play something that's not super advanced, that I could not do. It would be stressful to be on the spot and "found out" for not being able to do something that "all drummers worth their salt should be able to do".
I wonder, does this ever go away? Almost nobody can be good at everything. Even someone like Neil Peart, one of the best ever, could get thrust into a situation where it becomes apparent that he can't swing or improvise. Do you just get over it, or is there actually a threshold of capability where you are suddenly confident?
Even though I've been hacking away for a long time, I never really tried very hard at drums until the last few years. I have some serious deficiencies, especially in hand technique (never did marching band or anything like that) that I'm trying to correct. Objectively, I'm probably an "intermediate" drummer, but my deficiencies make me always caveat my capabilities, because I know someone could easily ask me to play something that's not super advanced, that I could not do. It would be stressful to be on the spot and "found out" for not being able to do something that "all drummers worth their salt should be able to do".
I wonder, does this ever go away? Almost nobody can be good at everything. Even someone like Neil Peart, one of the best ever, could get thrust into a situation where it becomes apparent that he can't swing or improvise. Do you just get over it, or is there actually a threshold of capability where you are suddenly confident?