Coming along nicely-great to see you playing some big band jazz. I played in a civic orchestra big band and we'd do this great song-it's really hopping. So is this a band arrangement and you have a transcribed score you have to learn?
You hold the sticks at the very end, and you’re playing very loud all the time. Move your grip up a bit to solve both. The ride/snare bit is too heavy.
You need to shuffle the floor tom notes a bit - they sound too even/mechanical. You also need accents on certain notes with the rest softer.
I will check it outHave you listened to Gene playing this song? Is there any way you can emulate that?
Thanks. I think it was a little better todayI'd listen to Benny Goodman and Gene videos some are live so you see everyone is hopping. It’s dance music. It does appear mechanical now but I know you are learning it too. Follow the melody and accents and you’ll get the feel the more you play it. You got to get that hopping feel without getting carried away with tempo though. You got this.
I play jazz along with other styles often and never use anything but 5b. Using a lighter stick just means you're doing more work. Focus on touch and swing!Thanks. I'll try lighter sticks too. Those are 5B
Thanks. No, one of the art schools we applied to accept students by audition only. I have to play a jazz song, classic rock song and 2 rudiments. I'm 13, still in 8th grade
The audition was on Friday 12/6. It went great, they will let us know if I'm accepted in January, but I feel really good about it. They wanted me to play 2 rudiments, read and play a chart and play 2 songs (about 90 seconds each). So I played sing sing sing and radar love. I think I've killed it, and the students who were helping out with the auditions said that I did amazing and really know my stuff.. So I will post an update when I know for sure, but I think I'm inOk you posted Nov 21 with two more weeks of practice. So how did it go with final product?
The audition was on Friday 12/6. It went great, they will let us know if I'm accepted in January, but I feel really good about it. They wanted me to play 2 rudiments, read and play a chart and play 2 songs (about 90 seconds each). So I played sing sing sing and radar love. I think I've killed it, and the students who were helping out with the auditions said that I did amazing and really know my stuff.. So I will post an update when I know for sure, but I think I'm in