Robert

There's only one person out of seven and a half billion that think I will fail.

I identify as a Drummer/Musician that, reluctantly, has to work a day job to keep from starving!

I believe I'll be searching for better drum beats this easter weekend instead of eggs.

"Playing fast around the drums is one thing. But to play music, to play with people for others to listen to, that's something else. That's a whole other world."

     -Tony Williams

Went and watched an Open Mic Night. Didn't play, but it was cool to watch and think about the possibility of being able to join in.

Not much practice this week due to the flu. All is better now. Started just playing songs on the weekends for a change. Went back to songs I'd practiced with previously. Enjoyed the process. Quite happy with how my routine is coming together.

Hope everyone is well and practicing regularly.

If your world rocks, it's cus you know a drummer! 😎 🥁

Morning drum practice. Better than coffee.

I never guessed that playing 'Back In Black' at 50BPM could be so fun and fulfilling. This can be a faster song for the Slow Metal Band, @chantale. 🤘😎🤘 

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Just watched one of @Stephen's videos on YouTube talking about burnout. I don't feel burnt out, but maybe I am devoting too much time to drumming which could be holding me back? I do other things to 'recover', but I spend most of my time every day thinking about drumming, listening to music, learning about other drummers, reading about drumming, watching drumming videos, and following drummers on social media. I also try to do FT & HT most every day while still doing my regular practice regularly.

I believe I should try to rest my head head from drumming a bit more. Let's see how this goes.

Who'd a thunk burying the click could be so much fun and something I get excited about? HT is getting better. 

Ready for a long weekend. Unfortunately, I won't be around my kit. But I will have a pair of sticks with me. 

Looking at some of the later lessons in the BT and reading how others structure their practice has me feeling good about continuing on and learning more about our craft. 🤘😎🤘

Tonight I took a suggestion from @chantale and made it work for me. A while back, she suggested "Wish You Were Here" and "Still Loving You" as slower songs to practice Common Kick Patterns too. I finally got around to adding the songs to my AnyTune app. I was able to slow them down and play the patterns while enjoying it much more. Tonight was the first time in a while that I felt like I was playing the patterns and enjoying them rather than just going through the motions.

Thanks for that @chantale

I've been assessing my practice/drumming and I had a thought today. I've been at the Shed for over 5 months and it dawned on me today that I've made pretty good progress all in all.

The first year I was learning, I couldn't finish a song at all. Today, I have like 5 songs that I can play pretty well even though they aren't at tempo.

This made me feel pretty good about my decision to join the Shed. Thanks to everyone for the support.

Some days are great, some days are just OK. Life is life, but I still love drumming.

Even though I'm not playing at tempo, or even completely correct, I'm having so much fun playing songs. Who'd a thunk I could be doing something this enjoyable? Drumming helps my mood almost as much as hanging out with my Grand-kids does.

I wanna buy more gear.  😉 😎 💵 🥁

Sloppy night at practice, but I showed up. 😒

Kind of an interesting night. Just wasn't feeling anything at all today or tonight. Sat down for practice anyway, and tried a warm up song I haven't done in a while. Amazingly enough, I remembered the whole song without using the sheet music. And, I was able to play it pretty well. This made me think about another conversation that happened here previously talking about walking away from topics and coming back to them. What a great feeling. This propelled the rest of my practice to another level.

Then, I decided to adjust my ride to a crash level (since I don't have a 2nd crash) for playing Seven Nation Army. How much freakin fun was that? I absolutely nailed that song and had so much fun playing it tonight. Guess the shopping for a new crash will be happening soon. 😁

Hope your practice was as fun as mine!

When it's slow at work, all I can think about is getting on my kit. And the day draaaaagggsss on. 😎

Last night felt good. Everything just seemed to groove and flow. I really like nights like that. Shows me the real progress I'm making thanks to everyone at the Shed.

Missed tonight due to life, but it's all good. I got to see the grand kids. They are my life, but drumming is pulling a very close 2nd. 

Respect

Almost 2 months working on BM1 and I've made so much more progress than the previous year. My self learning was way out of whack.

Everyone here at the Shed has been so helpful on my journey. With any luck, I'll be playing an actual full song at speed and in time very soon. Until then, you get to listen to this version of a warm-up. 😉

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