haredrums
Silver Member
Hey Guys,
I wanted to share this exercise with you and get some feedback.
http://haredrums.blogspot.com/2012/08/create-arrangement.html
The idea is to make an arrangement of a tune and play it entirely on the drums. I got this idea from Jeff Hamilton, and I have found it to be a surprisingly efficient way of working on developing a solo.
The thing is, in my experience if I try to just play a solo without any musical context it ends up feeling a bit pointless. Sound and fury signifying nothing etc... When I approach the solo as an arrangement of a tune though, it gives me the inspiration and structure to produce something interesting.
Let me know what you guys think.
I wanted to share this exercise with you and get some feedback.
http://haredrums.blogspot.com/2012/08/create-arrangement.html
The idea is to make an arrangement of a tune and play it entirely on the drums. I got this idea from Jeff Hamilton, and I have found it to be a surprisingly efficient way of working on developing a solo.
The thing is, in my experience if I try to just play a solo without any musical context it ends up feeling a bit pointless. Sound and fury signifying nothing etc... When I approach the solo as an arrangement of a tune though, it gives me the inspiration and structure to produce something interesting.
Let me know what you guys think.