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Gospel Instruments => Gospel Drummers => Topic started by: 123music on July 04, 2005, 06:08:21 PM

Title: young drummer here
Post by: 123music on July 04, 2005, 06:08:21 PM

PTL.
i need some suggestion to play better fills and new beats. also im having trouble playing the best that i can on my churches set because im to used to my set at home. any suggestions would be appretieated.

Title: young drummer here
Post by: InThePocket on July 04, 2005, 09:24:55 PM

Sup 123music...I think that changing or repositioning your set might help you come up with some new beats and fills. Also I would try my best not to listen to the drums but entirely to the music. In the past I would have sundays when i felt that my fills and beats were lame because i was listening entirely to the music but when i listened to the recording of the service, i heard myself doing things on the set that i wasn't aware of when i was recording.
I know the discomfort feeling of church set vs. home set. What helps me is to make sure I have the same seating height as my home set and then adjust the rest of the set from their.

Title: young drummer here
Post by: InThePocket on July 04, 2005, 09:28:32 PM

Quote from: InThePocket

Sup 123music...I think that changing or repositioning your set might help you come up with some new beats and fills. Also I would try my best not to listen to the drums but entirely to the music. In the past I would have sundays when i felt that my fills and beats were lame because i was listening entirely to the music but when i listened to the recording of the service, i heard myself doing things on the set that i wasn't aware of when i was recording.
I know the discomfort feeling of church set vs. home set. What helps me is to make sure I have the same seating height as my home set and then adjust the rest of the set from their.

 *I meant to say that listening entirely to the music will help rather than listening to just the drums.

Title: young drummer here
Post by: ET-in-DC on July 05, 2005, 07:41:47 AM

When we got our new kit I was a little concerned too because it was bigger. 8,10,14,16....three crashes I china and 1 Custom K ride, when we used to have a regular 5 piece with two crashes and a ride.....

I had to go there to practice on it so I can get used to it....I also took my cd player and played to the songs to get used to it.