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I dont play in a band but i have a lot of friends who do, and they usually play for a total of two hours with at least one break scheduled in. I dont ever remember them replaying a song in one evening. they all try to keep their gigs fresh, so the...
I live in New England, but hope to be in CA sometime in Aug, and hopefully over Aug. 8. if so, I will definitely be at the Jazz Fest in Long Beach! I am not good enough yet to compete for anything, but maybe this time next year. Until then, I will...
fantastic. enjoy!
wendy l
Awsome. I love Journey too!
Wendy L.
congrats on the new band. Usually others cannot hear all the mistakes you hear yourself. I just did a vocal cd for a few choice folks with pre-recorded music and I heard sooooooo many mistakes that no else heard.. or at least admitted to. Its grea...
thanks!!! should be interesting.
wendy
Just from reading your note it is clear to me that both of you are far beyond my ability at this point, but I do understand what you are talking about. I do exactly what you do--I either play through or get up and come back to it.
wl
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- At 5:58am on March 30, 2009,
Cindi Hunt said…
- Wendy,
Just a little thought while you are aiming to play out with others - while you practice, if you come across a few fills that you really like, practice the heck out of them until you can play them without thinking off any regular beat. I didn't do it that way - I just figured I would play the main groove (and my tech language might not be right, but I think you know what I mean). So it was harder for me to add flavor to things because if I was thinking I needed to add a fill, I wouldn't know what to do and that would make my playing stumble when I got to the fill part. A lot of fills are interchangeable and a lot of drummers have their favorites that they pull out more often than others. I think that would probably be useful to you to get ready ahead of time. Good luck - comment any time.
And keep on drumming.
Cindi
- At 9:08am on March 28, 2009,
Cindi Hunt said…
- Wendy,
I see you are new at this, too. I posted on Craig's list last October for people to jam with and made contact with a bass player. We jammed with some friends of his for my first jam (I was terrified and almost backed out) and then I posted on our local blues club and found a rhythm guitar and lead guitar who needed bass and drums. It was strictly for jamming at first. They were great - on our first get together, they had a list of songs they usually play and had an electronic keyboard that they used for the drums so if the song was Riders in the Sky it was listed as #55 on the keyboard and they let me listen to the beat they wanted and I could get an idea of the speed and what to play. I am totally not creative yet at this point. I managed to set up a second jam with them before we left and we got to practicing once every weekend for months. Finally got the hang of all their music and the bass player & I were itching to play out somewhere. I posted again on Craig's List for a vocalist and we found Angi. We've worked up about 5 songs for her now - with plenty of ideas for additional songs. Our first "gig" is at a huge BBQ one of my sisters is throwing. - Tomorrow - eek! The recording studio was a freak bit of luck. I think the guy is just getting set up so it was dirt cheap. I think he's not totally professional yet but it worked pretty good for us - too tempting to pass up. I think the key thing in getting in with a group is finding folks you feel comfortable with who will not judge your playing too tough in the beginning. Someone advised me to play with as good a group of musicians as would put up with me - like learning anything else, tennis, biking, running - be with folks who will model where you want to be. I had an offer to play with a lead guitar/vocalist and his bass player when I put my first post out. They didn't even care that I was a total rookie. However, they were already playing gigs and, as I told him, that just scared the c*&p out of me. So my other jam turned out to be just right for me. Of course, some jams with people you don't know will turn out to be total disasters so be prepared to tell yourself it's them, it's not you. And be happy you dodged the bullet of having to be in a band with them if they're that insensitive to your level of playing.
Sorry - a little preaching this morning.
Keep drumming - this is such a cool thing to be involved in, isn't it?
Cindi H.
Profile Information
- How long have you been drumming?
- about a year
- What is your drumming history:
- played when I was young (self taught) and stopped for about 25 years. I I got a new kit last christmas.
- Describe Your Drum Kit:
- simple rydeen 5 piece. I have a zildjan zbt cymbals now, but would lke to switch to zildjan custom A for pretty much everything. I like the higher, more pingy sound.
- Favorite Drummer(s):
- john bonham, travis barker, steve smith
- Favourite Bands/Musicians:
- lots--I have an eclectic taste, but it is usually artist related. Journey or Aeorosmith for bands for that bluesy/ Jazzy element, but I really like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, Steve Perry, Janis Joplin. I like a lot of different things.
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