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2 hours ago, Kirstin said:

Splitting the kit is what I do most of the time but I learned it from watching Claus Hessler and listening to some of his lessons on drumeo. The New Breed is on my to-do list, eventually. I'm working on three other books of interest at the moment. 

It is a nice way to compartmentalize what you are doing with either hand.

I've only seen limited stuff from Claus, but I understand he has some good stuff. He's on my to-do. 😉 What I have seen, he's a great resource.

Stephen talks about Gary Chester's book The New Breed. I've read the beginning of it and started working on some of the lessons. His ideas on splitting the kit are helpful for me. It takes some getting used to, but I like the way it's coming together.

Nice find. Saved.

Scorpions - Blackout, Virgin Killer, Animal Magnetism, 

Ok, when you say Rock, which Rock do you mean? Just Rock N Roll, Heavy Rock, Punk Rock, Classic Rock, or any other number of genres?

Some that pop into my mind right now are Krokus - Headhunter, Corrosion of Conformity - Deliverance, Wiseblood, America's Volume Dealer, & In The Arms Of God, Judas Priest - Point Of Entry... and I'm sure with time I could go on and on.

I couldn't find it in US.

Band - Twenty One Pilots or twenty one pilots

Last night, my daughter and I went to see the twenty one pilots show here in Houston and I have to say, what a show it was. I was never really into their music although I liked a few of them. I have been curious about Josh Dun though, since what I've seen online about him seems pretty cool. I will tell you, this guy can make a 3 piece sing. And he can get so many voices out of a small kit. Mind you, he does have a second snare and a couple pads, but when he's on that small 3 piece he knows how to get all the voices out of it. 

I will certainly be digging into him more.

57 minutes ago, chantale said:

I do this kind of song study when I learn a song really seriously. I'm doing it in French because it's easier for me, but I translated this one to keep in this section. It's a little pushed but it allows me to better understand what I'm trying to play and to see where the more difficult areas are with the score that I note over time. I add things over time but this one is pretty complete. 🤓

 

Starlight Study.pdf 1008.72 kB · 2 downloads

Wow, that is a seriously deep dive. I'm sure it helps immensely when learning a song. Great work.

10 minutes ago, Juan said:

Here's my transcription

Nice. Adding that to my list. Thanks.

Parallel Lines

I wasn't sure what genre to put this under since the album is a collection of a few. Also, if you have access to it, check out Blondie's New York. It's a great documentary about the making of the album.

Thought this fit well here!

Played with Earth, Wind, & Fire along with many other greats.

These guys are great.

Albums

• There Is Nothing Left To Lose - Foo Fighters
• Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette

It's so cool and inspiring to look back at where we started, isn't it? My e-kit is still boxed up in the garage for me to reminisce over. 

Those are cool.

14 hours ago, Julia said:

I’m totally blaming you al

we can take the hit for ya.

19 hours ago, Julia said:

Some results are the same because lesson material hasn’t rotated yet

This.

But, I agree. This is a great challenge to keep going indefinitely in which ever form is derived by the user. Love this idea.

16 hours ago, Julia said:

a good thing to do periodically

I wasn't sure if this was an ongoing thing or not. I've been doing it since you started and it's very interesting to see how my practice is affected with the different sticks. I am not near as experienced as some, but I can say some days were better than others. I still love my ProMark Active Grip Sticks. I've only got the Mike Portnoy signature sticks since that was all that was available when I purchased my two pairs. I plan on trying others in the future. Either way, I do love the way these sticks feel in my hands and I've gotten very used to them.

My guess is, if I continued on with this challenge, I could get a better feel of what is my best option from the 1/2 dozen pairs I do have. Maybe I'll try again another day. I'll just have to see how my mood is tomorrow for practice.

12 minutes ago, Julia said:

“You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone…” 😎 

Were you playing the drum part to that while singing it? 😎

This has been interesting the last couple days. 2 totally different pairs from what I'm used to. Interesting to see how my playing changes.

Tagged my sticks and got the girlfriend to agree to picking my pair for the day. We'll see how it goes next week.

I love number 3, @Julia. I believe I'll be doing that.

I love this idea. I dig how this gets us out of our comfort zone and makes us focus more.

I have several different sets of sticks in my bag that I never use. Like others, my girlfriend wouldn't have a clue, so I believe I'll use a method that @Stephen has suggested for marking pairs and then just randomize it with dice or something.

Thanks, Julia!

13 hours ago, Tyson said:

I was at Hahn AFB 89-91. I was in the Army Air Defense Artillery there during the cold war (obviously by the dates). Went to Sembach twice. Love German food.

 

I was in Bamberg 89-91. 13B FA. German food is one of my favs.