Latest Stuff…
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Doodle Practice Jams
My puppy bringing the light show to left hand control drum practice…
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Music is an Hour a Day
I think a lot. With the number of ideas I get in a single day, I wonder why I’m not a billionaire? Today’s idea is to practice music every day. Not a new idea, I know. It’s more like a decision. Today I made this decision to solidify exactly how many minutes I will practice…
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Splatoon 1 Drum Intro
Today I took a pass at the Splatoon 1 Game Intro. I’m not doing it right, but I’m pleased with my first attempt. I tried it without the trashy crashes but it didn’t sound good at all. Maybe I’m just masking my mistakes, heh. I still feel like a beginner at this. But I’ve always…
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Strumming While Drumming
Today I had a thought: hey, could I strum a guitar while working the pedals of a drum kit at the same time? And to my delight, I could! This is a breakthrough for me. As a self-taught guitarist, one thing I never learned to do is tap my foot to the beat while strumming.…
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DIY Backing Track Practice 2
Day 2 of trying my idea of using the Ableton Move to come up with simple loops for practicing my drums to. I’m happy with the loop! My drumming still needs a ton of work though. Some super bad fills in there but hey, I’m improvising and practicing at the same time. And still a…
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Found the Perfect Use for an Ableton Move
I’ve had the Ableton Move ever since it came out a year ago. And frankly, I never used it. I really only played with it for a few days. Even though I’m happy to have it and I thought it was super cool, I never get around to doing anything with it at all. But…
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Does Cannabis Reveal What Has Always Been in Front of You?
So last night I had some cannabis. 2mg. Pretty much a microdose. At some point into it, I decided to open a window. And when I did, a blast of wind hit me right in the face. And it was right then, in that exact moment, that I realized the word “window” must come from…
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First Hints of Finger Technique
Today I got my first hints that the finger technique is coming to my non-dominant hand. After one week of focused practice, here are the signs…. Also my first time uploading a video to WordPress. Took me a while to figure out. Apparently downloading it to my Linux machine was jacking up the codec or…
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The NEW Ultra-Minimal Drum Practice Kit
The more I practice speed and rudiments, I’ve come to realize it’s my left (non-dominant) hand that’s really holding things up. So I started focusing on my left hand a few days ago. It has helped. My non-dominant hand suddenly feels more coordinated than before. But my finger tips still lack the strength, speed, agility…
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The 16ths Matrix
Took the time to sketch up a matrix of all possible 16th accents. Credit goes to Electric Campfire. I worked on this at 50-55 bpm. It was hard! I could only kinda sorta do the first four. This is going to take a lot of practice.