Practicing:)
So I practiced finally. Set up my drums and practiced. Not revolutionary and I should have been doing it all this month but whatever.
I did some stick control, first page at different tempos.
I did some afro cuban and the mozambique.
I did paradiddle-diddle stuff while keeping all four limbs going.
I played all the funk and hip hop beats I transcribed, paying attention to the bass drum.
I worked on C's chart for her, played through it so I can record the drum part tomorrow. (yay garageband)
So I just have to keep going and keep going into practice with a plan. I will be bad-ass in six months if I keep this up.
**Note for later: transcribe drums off new mmw tune for fusion band, work on. Listen to bob mintzer tune for monday also.
Went to see Patti Smith documentary last night 'dream of life'. It was really good and there was a q and a with the director. Sarah and I went to see it, I think she is a bigger patti fan than I am:) Then we went to amsterdams for really well made martinis (I was good and stopped at two) and then went to dennys for food.
Yay for fun nights:)
I spoke to my friend who is a french teacher and she is going to give my sub number to the people in her school so I can get some jobs. I need to work and have not been getting calls even though I added more classifications. Hopefully I get called this week. I am teaching lessons on monday and then have a gig nov. 1st but that is it for money at the moment (that and the money I am getting from my church gig).
I did some stick control, first page at different tempos.
I did some afro cuban and the mozambique.
I did paradiddle-diddle stuff while keeping all four limbs going.
I played all the funk and hip hop beats I transcribed, paying attention to the bass drum.
I worked on C's chart for her, played through it so I can record the drum part tomorrow. (yay garageband)
So I just have to keep going and keep going into practice with a plan. I will be bad-ass in six months if I keep this up.
**Note for later: transcribe drums off new mmw tune for fusion band, work on. Listen to bob mintzer tune for monday also.
Went to see Patti Smith documentary last night 'dream of life'. It was really good and there was a q and a with the director. Sarah and I went to see it, I think she is a bigger patti fan than I am:) Then we went to amsterdams for really well made martinis (I was good and stopped at two) and then went to dennys for food.
Yay for fun nights:)
I spoke to my friend who is a french teacher and she is going to give my sub number to the people in her school so I can get some jobs. I need to work and have not been getting calls even though I added more classifications. Hopefully I get called this week. I am teaching lessons on monday and then have a gig nov. 1st but that is it for money at the moment (that and the money I am getting from my church gig).