Took me a while to come up with a lousy title, but anyways I just want to ask about practicing the drums with no goal in mind and simply letting whatever beat you have in you come out, or what I like to call Free-Playing. Okay lol I'm terrible at labeling stuff, but i hope you understand what i mean Basically I mean when you have fun and randomly jam on the drums.
Free-Playing occurs for me whenever I get home from high school and want to let off some steam. I have noticed that, by simply not caring about what i play and if it is in time or "correct", I can come up with some really cool beats and fills. Thing is, my moment of creativity expires when I actually have to think about keeping time and sticking to a song, like when i play with my school's Jazz Band.
I really want to transition this energy and creativity to when it matters and my focus is not on having fun but playing musically. Can anyone give me suggestions/ideas/advice on how you learned how to express yourself in music while also playing in time with a band? The drums feel so restricting sometimes, but so free when I play on my own.
Free-Playing occurs for me whenever I get home from high school and want to let off some steam. I have noticed that, by simply not caring about what i play and if it is in time or "correct", I can come up with some really cool beats and fills. Thing is, my moment of creativity expires when I actually have to think about keeping time and sticking to a song, like when i play with my school's Jazz Band.
I really want to transition this energy and creativity to when it matters and my focus is not on having fun but playing musically. Can anyone give me suggestions/ideas/advice on how you learned how to express yourself in music while also playing in time with a band? The drums feel so restricting sometimes, but so free when I play on my own.