Where is your creativity?

[shall176]

Are you more creative in the groove, in your fills, or in adding other various elements into the music with your playing?

I personally do not feel I am very creative in the fills, though others say otherwise.  I feel I show my creativity most in the groove.  I feel I can take the groove and add so many different colors and ideas without breaking out of the pocket, or changing the feel of the music.....

[ojay16]

what is ur definition of pocket exactly???

[shall176]

The pocket is that warm safe place where the groove is happening, and the flow is consistent.  Pocket is not just 2 & 4 or whatever.  You can fill in the pocket.  Your fills are just an extension of your groove.  Is that what I meant in my post above where I said I can add colors in the groove, no.  not really.  There is just not one concrete groove for a rhythm.  But I digress....I hope that first part answered your question.. 

[Dr C]

Pocket originally meant playing behind the beat instead on the beat or in front of the beat. Some people use to refer to it as 'laying it back' ....... for some reason this term has now evolved to mean playing grooves. Just as shedding use to mean secluded practice now it means people jamming together.

[BigFoot_BigThumb]

Most of my creativity is in my foot.  I let my foot accent with certain parts of the music.  Like there may be a riff in the music, or a vocal part that I will accent with my foot, and sometimes I'll incorporate my hi-hat into it as well.  That way I keep the groove but I also show a touch of variation within the song without taking away from it.

[fretai03]

Pocket originally meant playing behind the beat instead on the beat or in front of the beat. Some people use to refer to it as 'laying it back' ....... for some reason this term has now evolved to mean playing grooves. Just as shedding use to mean secluded practice now it means people jamming together.

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[BEATBOXERZ]

I would say that I am most definitly more creative in a band situation. I don't really get the opportunity to play solos and get completely go off by myself. But, I play alot more creative when I'm in a musical situation  in a band setting.

[SabianKnight]

I would say that I am most definitly more creative in a band situation. I don't really get the opportunity to play solos and get completely go off by myself. But, I play alot more creative when I'm in a musical situation  in a band setting.

 Same here....