Juan
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Hi to all you fellow pure novices and my teacher Stephen. I am Paul a total beginner to a drum kit BUT always had that bass beat, tapping to the music in my head. I am 64 years young and live on a small island, Gozo part of Malta in the middle of the Mediterranean.
Looking forward to this new experience and to achieve getting the beat out of my head and played, with practice, on a medium that can push me into living that music on the DRUMS.
Take care of yourself and have fun, Paul
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Hey Guys and Girls. I’m so excited I had to leave the ahead for a while but I’m back!!! I’m so pumped to get back into the swing of things God is Awsome!!! Stephen you and Grant are great and I’m so pumped!!!!!!!
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Hi everyone, I'm a clarinetist from Raleigh NC. Always wanted to learn the drums, so here I am. I started about a year ago, and just got a Yamaha Digital Drum kit a few months ago. Super fun. So happy to be learning the drums - wanted to since I was in fourth grade - so, like, I've wanted to do this for 40 years lol
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Overall my practice has been pretty steady for the last several months making progress with the SDS curriculum. The weekly calls and this forum help me to feel more connected and stay motivated. So being over 60 with luck of arthritic thumbs and other finger joints has been frustrating and more recently: a practice killer. In about 10 days I will undergo a fusion of left thumb (screw middle to proximal joint), and remove the trapezium bone,then attach a tendon from the forearm to the proximal to keep it in place. Doc said is a fairly common practice and will not notice much restriction, just no more pain. Six weeks completely immobilized and 6 months to recover. Not looking forward to the process, but I am excited at the prospect of having less pain. The more positive thing is I've taken advantage of these last few weeks down time to rewire and setup a more comfortable practice room instead of just being in my dusty old workshop storeroom. Have a scheduled practice today in about an hour that I've been thinking about for a couple weeks > going to have to take it easy and start working on improving transcription skills to keep my MOJO. Thanks to The Shed for keeping me on track.
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Sorry to hear you'll have to undergo all that. Recovering is like a mountain, always looks higher from afar, and every mountain is climbed the same one, with perseverance and one step at a time.
Please keep us up to date with all the process and your daily thoughts and experiences. We'll be thinking of you. I'm sure you'll discover ways to practice and a side of drumming that we all could learn from.
Great job with the room!
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I am extremely happy to be a part of a drumming community
I am very impressed with what I have seen.
Can't wait to dive in and get started
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Hi magnificent followers,
I am so sorry for leaving the community for so long. I have been working through some difficult issues involving burnout (not the conventional type - the autistic type, which can be really debilitating). Life just gets overwhelming sometimes, and I find I am unable to do things even if they are interests or sources of joy, like drumming. It's similar to depression, but not quite the same.
It's taking me time to pull out of it, but I am covering all my bases and attending to all aspects of self-care to avoid falling back. It's really frustrating that this happens to me, but I am better off if I just call it what it is and do what I can to just keep swimming along.
There was a phase where I wasn't practicing drumming consistently, but hopping on the kit to mess around. Then I got back into practice but wasn't ready to come back to the community forum -- it was daunting to think, "What should I say about what's going on with me?"
I decided to just tell it like it is, this would be better than staying away.
I really have missed you all.
I am 90% finished with the Warrior Way. I need to keep going, I want to accomplish this. I'm stuck on Basics of Groove Lesson 23, it's not coming together for me for some reason. I am also on Lesson 2 of Hand and Foot Doubles (not difficult, just putting in the time and effort). It will definitely take me more than a month to finish the last 11 lessons of WW, but I am determined.
As I work on these, I have started to do a review of the entire WW. The beginner material is delightfully easy to play now (with a few exceptions of course 😆 )! I love going back, seeing my progress, and trying to perfect what I only did "well enough" before.
Tell me what you're up to, and what I've been missing here!
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Love to hear you are thinking about recording. I'd like to help with that, as it would be in my own benefit too 😃
I'm very good starting things and also on staying with them, but I'm awful going back. So my strategy is based on making them new enough to renew their appeal.
These things have given me that fresh start with drumming:
- attending the SDS retreat
- starting in person classes, with a new teacher that has a different method and approach to teching
- starting to play live
A new set of exercises wouldn nake it for me, but those things gave me anew perspectives on how to practice and what I want to practice, and most importantly a boost to my motivation.
At a lower degree, I had similar experiences with meeting the drummer of a local band that is so good and so nice that we had several long conversations where he game me too a different perspective, and motivation. Also when I attended a drum festival and immersed for a couple of days in drum shows and talks.
I'll be attending a intensive blues drumming course in June that will take place side by side with courses of the other instruments, so there will be jams and a lot of other musicians to talk and share with. I'm sure I'll come back gassed up.
SDS zoom calls sometimes have had that effect too.
In general, new experiences are what provide me with new goals, and then building a new practice plan and diving in it is easy.
If nothing like that is within your reach. I'd look for a musical subject that I could get excited about. I've just went or am going through a Blues and Old Time Rock crush. That made me not only play a lot of songs of those times, but also explore the style, the rhythms and look for exercises that I could relate to them. Some where things I had already learned, but they seemed new when practicing them with this specific purpose.
This would be a great topic for one of David's students community calls, or even a regular SDS one.
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Hi magnificent followers,
I am so sorry for leaving the community for so long. I have been working through some difficult issues involving burnout (not the conventional type - the autistic type, which can be really debilitating). Life just gets overwhelming sometimes, and I find I am unable to do things even if they are interests or sources of joy, like drumming. It's similar to depression, but not quite the same.
It's taking me time to pull out of it, but I am covering all my bases and attending to all aspects of self-care to avoid falling back. It's really frustrating that this happens to me, but I am better off if I just call it what it is and do what I can to just keep swimming along.
There was a phase where I wasn't practicing drumming consistently, but hopping on the kit to mess around. Then I got back into practice but wasn't ready to come back to the community forum -- it was daunting to think, "What should I say about what's going on with me?"
I decided to just tell it like it is, this would be better than staying away.
I really have missed you all.
I am 90% finished with the Warrior Way. I need to keep going, I want to accomplish this. I'm stuck on Basics of Groove Lesson 23, it's not coming together for me for some reason. I am also on Lesson 2 of Hand and Foot Doubles (not difficult, just putting in the time and effort). It will definitely take me more than a month to finish the last 11 lessons of WW, but I am determined.
As I work on these, I have started to do a review of the entire WW. The beginner material is delightfully easy to play now (with a few exceptions of course 😆 )! I love going back, seeing my progress, and trying to perfect what I only did "well enough" before.
Tell me what you're up to, and what I've been missing here!
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@Julia you have great merit. It is way more difficult to come back and rebuild a practice routing than keep doing it. I liked reading that though not active here, you were sill practicing or playing from time to time, just as I imagined you were.
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What's up everyone!? I learned about DBD through Stephen's podcast "The Drum Show" and thought it would be a great opportunity to push myself in 2023. I'm super excited be a new member of the community and can't wait to learn and grow with the rest of you. Cheers!!
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@Juan awesome shuffle tunes and original songs by Body and The Soulers. I have a new band to follow. I appreciate your gesture Juan.
Por cierto, let me know when we can do a zoom face to face, or anyone for that matter, if they'd like to join in.
Much has happened. SDS level 2 is over...pumped up! I have also been playing with musicians and we already have our song list
Best of luck for you Juan and for all my SDS friends!
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Hello all! just working on my checklist Task 1, step 1 was full of so much Truth, foresight and Passion! it Hit me like a brick in the head! I had to stay on that a bit longer before continuing on. Seriously, so glad i joined. looking forward to Lesson 1. Grip! I better get moving. the internet does not count for practice time!
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Welcome Dr! Glad you joined. How's your drumming journey so far?
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Sure. Send a PM to @Grant and/or an email to help@stephensdrumshed.com
But Dr is nice and there are no more Drs 👍🏻😁. Don't choose a common first name, just the first few get listed when we use the @ to tag people, and we have many Roberts and Bobs, etc 😅
Practice will quickly improve. I assume you are just starting. Two most important things, be consistent (better little time often that a lot once a week), and have fun (add fun things and look for fun ways do do the lesson. Put music to what you do as often as you can). Time will do the rest
You can come to the forums with anything, even if just to share a bad or good practice you have. We all here love to hear from others and there's always some learning for others in your experience, even if you don't think.
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Hello drummers...I am here to participate and grow in the great world of grooves
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Hi there
I live in Gatineau (Quebec). I've had three years of personal drumming lessons. But that ended in 2014. So I'm « coming back to school » with an open mind and open heart. Glad to be joining Stephen's Drum Shed.
And so fellow members, my journey begins.
François
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Welcome François! You must meet @chantale out most notorious Canadian and French speaker.
Wether in French or English you'll find this community to be really helpful and welcoming. The lessons and SDS staff will put you back on track swiftly, but let me assure you that engaging with the community is what will make you get the best of yourself.
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Welcome Ryan!
Digged your profile pictures. Is that you playing in the street? That's a lot of gear to haul. Do you that often?
And the mountains illustration is very nice, are those of King's Peak (Utah)?
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That's a lovely way to honor and remember your dad. I know how that helps to feel them still present in our lives. First year is the worse, it will get less overwhelming. Keep strong.
Hope you find some people to start a new band soon. It is not easy to find people that will commit. I just joined some guys to jam, but it's taken me some months, and we are not even requiring regular rehearsals.
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Hey everyone!
I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Brian and I am just getting started in the world of drumming> Very excited and motivated!
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Welcome Brian! keep up that motivation and build a practice routine on it. That, and the lessons here are all you need. You are in very good company here. The community is very helpful whenever in doubt or struggling with something. There are many doubts and questions at first. Don't keep them to yourself, give us the chance to help.
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Hello everyone! New to the program and looking forward learning a lot in the next several months.
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I am taking a mental health break. I have a lot of tough things I’m dealing with right now. Nothing tragic, but just overwhelming. I can’t listen to music right now (just ambient nature sounds) and need to let myself just shut down a bit. I will be back, you know it!
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Hello everyone! New to the program and looking forward learning a lot in the next several months.
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I am super excited to be a part of SDS
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Hello! My name is Zander Fyffe! I have just joined SDS! I like Drawing and Listening to music. I have come here to learn how to play the Drums!
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Excited to start this program! I want to become a better/competent drummer.
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good morning!
first here, thats for sure
Well, first day, we'll see
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Been out with Covid for awhile so haven't felt quite up to practicing yet. Actually tested positive again AFTER first quarantine and have to quarantine TWICE due to a "rebound" effect from medicines to treat it! If not for a CRAZY ITCHY RASH and a red swollen face, I would be playing by today but the heat is too much in the shed just yet...thats o.k. though. I'll stare at it from the house just a few more days and then it is ON !!! LOL
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Hope you get well soon. I've gone through COVID this past week too. Fortunately without other side effects.
There's many practical things you can do, if you don't feel too tired and crave to hit on something. Even just listening to music, counting a song you want to learn, pad exercises, finger training just with one stick, air drumming... Or just rest. 😘👏👏👏
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