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« on: June 24, 2002, 01:19 PM » |
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how long do you practice your drums a day, and what do you do for a warm up and stuff like that.
I practice about 3-4 hours sets. I like to start out with a little bit of rolling and rudiments to warm up for about 45min to an hour, and then I like to play a little solo for about 20-25 min. from there I play along with a cd, with many types of music except country and meta, for about an hour, and do another solo till I cant hardly play anymore.
I figure if I play for a long time like that it'll work up my endurence a lot, and it'll let me work up my accuracy and concistancy when I start to get tired
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« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2002, 06:41 AM » |
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I warm up in 5-10 minutes....this varies- usually I noodle motion exercises/displacement patterns in different subdivisions then I play rudiments with my feet/hands for 20-25...work on the left foot for another 20. If I'm lucky I can get some time in to work on a funk or jazz pattern. Then I noodle for another 5-10
If I'm lucky again I get another session at night where I can work on tunes for an hour.
Two hours is a good day of practice for me. Very rarely anymore do I get the luxury of more than that.
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« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2002, 09:35 AM » |
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I don't have a lot of time to practice so when I do practice I work on specific things I've been trying to learn, if I just start playing and jamming I feel like I got nothing accomplished, I do however practice rudiments for about an hour a day while I watch tv.
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You don't practice one day no one notices, you don't practice two days you notice, you don't practice three days everyone notices.
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« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2002, 03:19 PM » |
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About 4-5 hours a day... But I am a student freak!!!!
To warm up I do some body exercices and then some rudiments with my hand and feet... 'Cause here is REALLY cold!!
Then I get my "Table of Studying" (a table I made and wrote everything I had to study and how, the time I need to practice and the week metronome speed... 'Cause every week the metronome changes... from 40 to 180... I don't think I'll need to play faster than this) and starts... Keeps concentrate on the exercice and when I'm done with all of my dayli studies I start to play what comes to my head, some CD music, some composing, soloing, etc... It have been working for me...
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« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2002, 04:24 PM » |
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I practice 1 to 2 hours a day, I dont really have much more time then that (school, work, girlfriend, and doing other things beside that), 25% of that time goes to warming up and rudiments (usually snare only), then for the rest I work on the things that I have to practice (some solo, coordination excersises, applying rudimetns to the set, some bookwork, etc), and the final 25% is just jamming away, either solo or with a record.
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« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2002, 04:42 PM » |
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When I first started drumming I always used to look out for how long great drummers said they practiced for or had practised for in their earlier days, and feel totally humbled every time I found out (its something I still listen out for). I remember reading Dave Garibaldi stating that for a couple of years he was doing minimum eight hours a day, and up to fifteen! And there was Jack Dejonette with his eight a day (though only four on drums, the other four on keys) but with a gig to play every night of the week. One individual, a Buddy Rich, I believe, claimed that he never practiced and never had done so, and just took to the drums like a bird to flight.
Hmm, he was good, but not that good - if he really made that comment its horsecrap!
Simon B
p.s. I try to do between one and three hours practice a day
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« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2002, 01:19 AM » |
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It's great to hear how much everyone is into practicing and getting better at their craft. I try and get between 3-5 hours a day about 5 days a week if I can. But I think we are forgetting the best practice.......... Playing Gigs. I am a firm believer in the fact that playing with other musicians in a live or studio setting is where we really learn and grow. Don't get me wrong, I will be a student of the drumset until the day I die (or lose my hearing) and I think we need to practice as much as we can to be at our best, but, if we don't play with other musicians we don't really have any way of gauging our improvement as musicians. (not just our improvement as drummers) This is just my opinion but I thought I would throw it out there. Now I'm going to go back to practicing. http://www.charliewaymire.com |
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« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2002, 03:27 AM » |
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It's great to hear how much everyone is into practicing and getting better at their craft. I try and get between 3-5 hours a day about 5 days a week if I can. But I think we are forgetting the best practice..........
Playing Gigs. Agree, but I think that you only improve in a certain part of your tecnic if you study it... 'Cause for me playing live always helped me, but was few the times I played something I need improvement... The majority of time I played something I knew... |
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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2002, 04:07 AM » |
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The purpose of playing live is not to play things that you need to work on but instead to play music. It's where you take all of your experience and knowledge and put it to work, making music. It doesn't matter what kind of gig it is. If it's a fusion gig you pull out all of your chops, if it's a pop or R&B gig you get your groove on.
Don't get me wrong after a lot of gigs I have a list of things that I go back and woodshed. But practicing alone doesn't make us better players it makes us better at practicing. Part becoming better musicians is our ability to use our ears. Even if you are on a gig playing something you already know, and have probably played for years, you still have to listen to what's going on around you. If I'm on a gig playing stuff that I've played for years I try and find other things that I need to improve on ie: locking in with the bass player, does my part fit with the guitar part, is the groove happening?
I love to practice. Mostly because I just plain LOVE THE DRUMS!! But there is more to being a good drummer than a dedicated practice routine and good technique.
I apologize for the long winded rant. These are just ideas that I really believe in.
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« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2002, 12:04 PM » |
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I try to use band rehersals to practice as well as playing live. As for practicing technique, I feel guilty if I don't get something done everyday. It's tough to be disciplined to sit at your set and focus. It's one thing to just jam away, but it takes dicipline and dedication to really study. I'm never satisfied and try to practice even when I'm not at my kit. Visualization is good practice I think.
I practiced a lot more when I was younger. I'm glad I got off to a good start. Now I try to squeeze in rudiments and new grooves as often as possible and I always use a metronome. Not that I want to sound like one, but it's a habit now that I developed through taking lessons.
I also try and really LISTEN to musicians and drummers I admire and visualize how they are producing their own styles and sounds. In the end nothing compares to practice!
As for Buddy Rich saying he never practiced I don't know, but there's no way I could pull that swing stuff off without studying technique etc...
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« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2002, 12:18 PM » |
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Just as another point of reference, you can check out some of my 5-Minute Lessons which contain some useful information for practice tips, setting goals and what to practice. |
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« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2002, 12:41 PM » |
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One more thing.
Try to ENJOY your practice time...whatever you are going for. So many times I have practiced and left the room disgusted with myself. Don't do that.
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« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2002, 04:26 PM » |
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Felix, you hit the nail on the head. It should be FUN!!  |
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« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2002, 04:58 PM » |
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Felix, you hit the nail on the head. It should be FUN!! Well...there's "fun" and then there's " fun"...yes, playing one's instrument should be enjoyable (if you don't get any joy out of drumming, why bother? - it's probably not going to make you rich or famous), but sometimes work is, well, work - and that applies to music as well, IMHO. If you're consistently leaving the practice room feeling that you haven't accomplished anything, then you're not practicing correctly. Sometimes, however, you're working on long-term goals, and you won't necessarily be happy with your progress after a single day. Also, progress doesn't happen in a nice straight line - there are some days when I seem to leap forward in my skills and abilities, and other days when it feels like I'm regressing at the speed of light. Nature of the beast. I don't endorse the idea of being "disgusted" with yourself, but there's nothing wrong with being dissatisfied with where you're at. IMHO, that's a big factor in our wanting to better ourselves. Of course, I'm from New England, and we New Englanders are famous for taking the fun out of things - that whole Puritan work ethic, you know. Dates back to the Pilgrims...  |
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"Less is more." "Play for the song." "Smaller setups make you more creative." Come on, folks - get past the bumper sticker slogans and THINK. Take some responsibility for your creative choices.
Stop hiding behind tiresome platitudes.
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