How do you guys practice on a daily and what?

[TPDrummerboy]

Whats up everyone just had a question for you all. How do you do practice on the set on a daily base and what do you practice? And how long do you practice?
    Be Blessed!!!!!

[dude-on-drums]

Currently Im practicing the basic rudiments around the kit.  I am mixing and matching them together and displacing my dynamics to form a different but still fluid voice around the kit.  Fast and slow.  Loud and soft. 

[JFunky]

Currently Im practicing the basic rudiments around the kit.  I am mixing and matching them together and displacing my dynamics to form a different but still fluid voice around the kit.  Fast and slow.  Loud and soft. 

...I'm practicing the same thing as stated above.  I'm also working out on my 4 way coordination and a few Afro Cuban patterns. I'm trying to get comfortable with a basic Samba Pattern as well.

...I practice for about 2hrs. Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays.  Every other day I practice for 45mins. - 1hr.

...I practice with "and" without a metronome.  I also play with/to tracks from Turn it up/Lay it down Vol. 1 and 2

...Wednesdays I have Praise & Worship rehearsal so all I have time to do is warm up and play.

                   

[QCdrummer]

I go for as long as i could take it. ALot of times until my hands start hurting. Kind of like when you lift weights and your muscles get sore, but in the end you get stronger!
 I have a rhythm travelor by Pearl that sits right in front of my tv. If I'm going to sit and watch tv, I might as well be sitting on a drumset doing something productive.

[L.V.Drumma]

5 min.- Warm Up
10 min.- Experiment
50 min. to 1hr-Independence Exercises
30 min.- Various Foot Exercises(Heel down)
30 min.- Various Foot Exercises(Heel up)
45 min.- Grooves
30 min.- Licks
30-40 min.- Rudiments
20 min.- Open handed
15 min. Dragging(new)
20 min.-Odd time signatures(i barely get to do this though)

Most of the time the above time lengths are shorter due to later things i have to do.

[BEATBOXERZ]

I don't pratice that much anymore  ... I hope you all forgive me... But when I do, I practice locking to a click and combinations.

[min_amw]

I practice listening to all of the instruments in every part of a song. That's where I get ideas for placement.

[SabianKnight]

I have not practiced since moving last October... my gear is in storage. These days I am listening to more music and bouncing through the method books digging various 3 over 2, 4 over 3 sticking variables learning how to hear and smoothly transition between and combine even and odd groupings without disturbing the groove. Also left hand stuff. Mostly mental stuff
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I have been very lax these past few months because I miss my gear and had a bit of a set routine.

I have to spend the next 6-months getting by muscles back in shape and finding my voice again.

[mingusfingus]

30 min - rudiments on a surface with no rebound(singles, doubles and diddles changing leading hand)
30 min - rudiments with rebound
1 hr - 12 bass drum control excercises from bass drum control book (5 mins each)
1 hr - rudiments on the set
1 hr - practicing grooves, afro-cuban stuff etc.

I practice 5 days a week now because I gave up my daily office job

[bigblackdrummer]

Listening!

[edough]

I don't pratice that much anymore  ... I hope you all forgive me... But when I do, I practice locking to a click and combinations.

you and me both~~~  one word!!!! BABY!!!!   

I reherse maybe 2 x a week with my group.. but as far as practice?  hardly anytime anymore.....

[MENDOZA]

Cool thread!!!!!!!!

Ok, I get  to practice at least 5-6 times a week, which is great.  Not always what I want to practice, but I get to practice with my students which is great.  For instance a couple of my students are working on real basic fundamentals (reading), ALL are working on Technique, some are working on chart reading, others are working out of Gary Chester's New Breed, some are working on Pat Petrillo's book so even though they all are working on different things, I benefit from it too because I get to work on Fundamentals ALL THE TIME!!! Which is great for me cause I also work on coordination and I add stuff so I don't get bored LOL....

During my time, I'm working on Gary Chaffee's books Patterns.  Really great info.  However, I don't recommend it for the beginner.  There's ALOT of stuff there that you need to be guided with a really good teacher to understand it.  But if you're bold, good luck LOL!!  I also LISTEN ALOT!!!!!!!!!  Try to listen to authentic stuff.  Get away from the Pop stuff every once in a while.   That's already in our culture.  Go out of your norm.  Listen to Cumbia, Malambo, etc.  Stuff that you're not use to hearing.  Baio, Samba (real Brazilian stuff not those fake patterns that people teach LOL), Afro Cuban....remember that these styles have NOTHING to do with Patterns!!!!!!  They all come from a clave and understanding how to weave in and out of the clave is the most important thing!!!!!!!  That's when music starts sounding "elastic."  Ok, I'm done.  Also, if you get a chance check out, Phil Maturano's books.  Really nice stuff.  Take care and God Bless.

Carlito

p.s. make sure you practice consistently, and focused practice!!!  It's not how long you practice, but focused practice.  TURN THE CELL PHONE OFF!!!! LOL!! 

[BEATBOXERZ]

you and me both~~~  one word!!!! BABY!!!!   

I reherse maybe 2 x a week with my group.. but as far as practice?  hardly anytime anymore.....

Yeah bro, the father role has all of our time  . I play alot, so that's pretty much all the practice I get. I work 3am to 12pm sat-wed. I know, weird hours.
You have a beautiful child "E"  ...

[SabianKnight]

you and me both~~~  one word!!!! BABY!!!!   

I reherse maybe 2 x a week with my group.. but as far as practice?  hardly anytime anymore.....

My baby isn't a "baby" but she is about to turn 4 and she is at that stage that she want to be with daddy ALL the time when daddy is working on stuff. Daddy is a tunnel vision multi-tasking perfectionist prograstinator (on route to procrastination healing, LOL, seriously) who doesn't like being disturbed but loves his daughter. So... compromise until organization is the plan of the day, LOL.

I still feel want you guys are going through. Being a father today is an obstacle course that we must conquer victoriously.

[edough]

Yeah bro, the father role has all of our time  . I play alot, so that's pretty much all the practice I get. I work 3am to 12pm sat-wed. I know, weird hours.
You have a beautiful child "E"  ...

thanks ...

God Bless!!!

[edough]

My baby isn't a "baby" but she is about to turn 4 and she is at that stage that she want to be with daddy ALL the time when daddy is working on stuff. Daddy is a tunnel vision multi-tasking perfectionist prograstinator (on route to procrastination healing, LOL, seriously) who doesn't like being disturbed but loves his daughter. So... compromise until organization is the plan of the day, LOL.

I still feel want you guys are going through. Being a father today is an obstacle course that we must conquer victoriously.

well put...as you can see i got time for one sentence replies...lol

[ojay16]

Well, I spend half an hour working on my feet .i.e. heel down and heelp up eight bars of quarters, eighths, sixteenths and triplets. Stick Control for an hour, but Im gonna be phasing it out to work on my rudiments. Rudiments 45-60 minutes. Ten minutes of 4 way Coordination! (Sabe check your pm's!)

[L.V.Drumma]

5 min.- Warm Up
10 min.- Experiment
50 min. to 1hr-Independence Exercises
30 min.- Various Foot Exercises(Heel down)
30 min.- Various Foot Exercises(Heel up)
45 min.- Grooves
30 min.- Licks
30-40 min.- Rudiments
20 min.- Open handed
15 min. Dragging(new)
20 min.-Odd time signatures(i barely get to do this though)

Most of the time the above time lengths are shorter due to later things i have to do.

With a metronome. Now when im at home working on my practice pad...:

Single strokes(right and left hand lead)
Double strokes(left hand lead)
Triplets with left hand(switch up accent)
I like to do an exercise with my lh where i play sixteenth notes, accent on the backbeat but i ghost the rest of the notes
Inverted Paradiddle
Shall's single stroke challenge w/ left hand
Joe Fingers in Master Studies II

All of the above i work on at different dynamic ranges and speeds with a metronome, and as you see im focusing on my left hand for right now.  Now when i get the chance i work on rudiments and stuff out of Stick Control. I need to get back to working on my traditional grip as well.

[pastor j sands]

My baby isn't a "baby" but she is about to turn 4 and she is at that stage that she want to be with daddy ALL the time when daddy is working on stuff. Daddy is a tunnel vision multi-tasking perfectionist prograstinator (on route to procrastination healing, LOL, seriously) who doesn't like being disturbed but loves his daughter. So... compromise until organization is the plan of the day, LOL.

I still feel want you guys are going through. Being a father today is an obstacle course that we must conquer victoriously.

I FEEL THAT, PLUS BEING A YOUTH PASTOR AND HAVING 2 KIDS. IT CAN BE QUITE CHALLENGING. BLESS GOD FOR MY DAUGHTER, SHE HAS EVERY FACET OF MUSIC AND MINISTRY ALL IN HER VEINS. EVERYTIME WE'RE AT CHURCH, I KNOW WHERE TO FIND HER......BEHIND THE DRUMS!!!
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