What is your weakness on the drums?

vic102482 · Tadpole Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 18

Other than reading sheet music its playing different parts of the set at different tempos at the same time.

Ill give an example, on the song "Build a bridge" by Lump Bizkit there is a quick (I guess 16th note) hi hat struck three fast times on each part while playing the bass and snare on 8th notes??

#Mad

GGGRRRRR I can never do it!! lol

Playing bass and hi hat at different tempos is definatly my greatest weakness.

What I am doing to improve:

Ive only been playing for about a month, but I use pictures istead of counting. Its kinda ghey but, I visualize a rock skipping across the water, with fish underneath, each fish is a bass strike, and each rock skip is a snare or hihat hit.

Of course this is why I suck at hi hats that dont perfectly match in with bass hits lol.

rkettner · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 7:11 pm Post subject:

I think there is another thread on this topic... did you mean to reply to that?
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smartalecc5 · Puppy Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 203 Location: Illinois

um - call me an idiot but- keeping time

brianlarsen45 · Tadpole Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 18

Everything haha
I have only been playing 6 months

Otets · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:14 am Post subject:

Sometimes it`s high speed playing. My left hand was really weak due to old injury, I think. I work on it and now I can make near 360-400 bps with left hand only. Thanks Gladstone technique Very Happy

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FwuffyTheBunny · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 5:39 am Post subject:

Actually this one thing I was working on for a song sounded cool, but I couldn't do it again. I did a fill on my cymbals, like 2 hits on each. I sounded wicked cool, but cymbals are alot farther apart than drums, and I can't go nearly as fast, but once I get it it'll be sweet.
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beatz · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 6:42 pm Post subject:

my left hand.

FwuffyTheBunny · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 12:11 pm Post subject:

Hey beatz, too build up your left hand you should just do everyday things you do with your right, except do them with your left. Such as using a spoon/fork, changing the channel on the remote, drinking from a cup. Basically just pretend you have no right hand and you gotta use your left for everything. Oh ya one more suggestion, brushing your teeth.
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bytor · Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Kansas

But don't call Fwuffy when you get a few cavities, heh. Very Happy

Animalien · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 2:44 pm Post subject:

ADman · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 3:29 pm Post subject:

I struggle with fast stuff. I've got a lot better at it, but I still feel uncomfortable playing stuff that's really fast.

I'm self-taught which seems to make progression a good bit slower, but I'm having fun with it. And that's all that really matters... right? Wink

drumgod111285 · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 4:51 pm Post subject:

staying in the pocket. i ultimately learned how to play solos very well when i first started, so that affected my ability to just groove and not add ridiculous amounts of notes in my fills or be flashy when i am grooving (twirling sticks, crossing hands, playing w/one hand...dumb stuff like that). like i said, my "simplicity" could use some improvement.
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bytor · Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Kansas

The ole' left hand still gets on my nerves. Grrrr! Mad

beatz · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 6:19 pm Post subject:

lol , funny you should say brushing teeth cause i started brushing with my left hand a week or so ago. I'm gonna really work on triplets with my left maybe that will help.

Otets · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 1:41 am Post subject:

Stop brushing your teeth with your left hand Very Happy

. You better work on triplets 3-4 hours every day. It`s boring, but you`ll see your progress much faster Smile

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