MrPockets
Gold Member
You just doing your thing on the drums when suddenly you hear the worst solo you have ever heard in your life/A band member falls off the stage/Singer forgets the lyrics/The audience starts to riot/You smell something horrible/Your drums are knocked over/People telling you drummer jokes/Drunk people distracting you/Bras being thrown at you/etc
We all might not have experienced these. But how do you prepare yourself to keep your cool under adverse situations where you can play through? (ie You should probably stop playing if someone is having a heart attack and help them, but lesser scenarios like if someone drops their instrument, you could keep playing).
Should you practice these situations during rehearsals?
I find that I have a really hard time not making facial expressions when I can tell a solo is starting to become a train wreck. I need to work on my stoic drumming face.
We all might not have experienced these. But how do you prepare yourself to keep your cool under adverse situations where you can play through? (ie You should probably stop playing if someone is having a heart attack and help them, but lesser scenarios like if someone drops their instrument, you could keep playing).
Should you practice these situations during rehearsals?
I find that I have a really hard time not making facial expressions when I can tell a solo is starting to become a train wreck. I need to work on my stoic drumming face.