Wow, it's been a long time since I've posted! I just wanted to drop a quick line about playing consistently. A lot of bands and drummers never play songs consistently, they play songs differently every time.
I'm not saying it is wrong to experiment. Experimentation is necessary to improve music, but there comes a time when you need to stop experimenting and stick to something. The drummer is the foundation to the music, and if the foundation keeps shifting, everyone is thrown off and a lot can go wrong.
This is why it is imperative that you play songs consistently! Not to mention, this allows fans to follow your music more easily, as they come to expect certain sounds and patterns in your music. Go to a concert with a good drummer and watch for drummers in the audience, they'll often be playing "air drums" and matching the drummer fill for fill. This is not a bad thing and fans like it.
Of course it's alright to go crazy every once in awhile and change things up, but there's a big difference between changing things up for fun and not being consistent.
H/T Dan Brown
Monday, June 14, 2010
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I have only been playing for a few years, and started a little "later" in life. But this has always bothered me, especially with bands playing cover music. Some times I wonder if it is just too much work to learn songs the way they are recorded.
Thanks for the information!!!
Jim
drumsbuilding.com
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