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by littlegrooves
Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:49 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Questlove
Replies: 36
Views: 24034

Re: Questlove

Yeah, this is an old meme, but still a classic reaction vid...

by littlegrooves
Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:09 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Best and fastest way to learn how to read music(?)
Replies: 15
Views: 10342

Re: Best and fastest way to learn how to read music(?)

Along with all of the above, start transcribing. I'd pick a tune you might play on a gig, something simple. First lay out the form, then pencil in the main groove(s), and key events. Writing is a good way to improve your reading, because as you write a given word or figure, it becomes part of your ...
by littlegrooves
Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:04 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Best and fastest way to learn how to read music(?)
Replies: 15
Views: 10342

Re: Best and fastest way to learn how to read music(?)

I don't know about anyone else, but even after doing a year+ of theory, I can't have a sheet of harmonic stuff thrown down in front of me and have it made sense enough for me to have it be useful on first glance (I'm also a pure drummer, meaning I have no proficiency at any other instrument besides ...
by littlegrooves
Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:03 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Reading against the quarter note
Replies: 19
Views: 9118

Re: Reading against the quarter note

I'm with Mark on this one-- looking at the bottom number in the sig works when reading. It is different for me in different situations: -When I'm playing an odd time with a band, I try and hear it (as I am sure 99% of drummers do) -When I can't hear it, I ask what time signature it is in -If I am re...
by littlegrooves
Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:28 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Tempo Issues-- Help!
Replies: 16
Views: 8880

Re: Tempo Issues-- Help!

Thanks everyone for the great, thoughtful responses—I’ve never come across another site where you can ask such a question and get back such professional, well-reasoned and experienced-based feedback in such an insane short amount of time. First off, the aforementioned feedback that everyone gave hel...
by littlegrooves
Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:44 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Tempo Issues-- Help!
Replies: 16
Views: 8880

Re: Tempo Issues-- Help!

Thanks everyone for the feedback! I will post more this weekend after the show opens-- just got back from a preview and I am about to hit the sack, so I'll save it all for later. I actually know that one of the sound people has a video recording of the rehearsals, so I will be able to cue in on the ...
by littlegrooves
Thu Feb 14, 2013 12:05 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Tempo Issues-- Help!
Replies: 16
Views: 8880

Tempo Issues-- Help!

Two-part question for the pickle that I'm in: The backstory is that I am playing in a musical that opens this week. It's a four-part band with five-actor/singer cast. The show is essentially all 90's boy band music and the singers all have extensive choreography. According to the feedback from the M...
by littlegrooves
Sun Dec 23, 2012 1:08 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Cindy on Dennis's drums....
Replies: 47
Views: 25618

Re: Cindy on Dennis's drums....

This thread has gotten quite silly. Someone sits in on someone else's drums and doesn't sound good and it is worth 46+ posts? Drums are most likely the most personal instruments in the world, based on the number of variables one can change. Therefore, it is a surprise that someone struggles when pla...
by littlegrooves
Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:21 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: MP's rage outburst on stage.
Replies: 59
Views: 31795

Re: MP's rage outburst on stage.

In this clip the drummer is the victim >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F33V34o0OwE Teach drummers a lesson about not showing up wasted for a show (or as the story goes, two weeks worth of shows). Granted, in the real world the boss doesn't throw your monitor across your cube, but whatever-- gott...
by littlegrooves
Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:10 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Big Weckl announcement?
Replies: 278
Views: 136499

Re: Big Weckl announcement?

Okay, I gotta stick a sock in this "it's all for the art" bullsh*t. It isn't about the art here, it is about marketing and making money-- you know, that thing that we all do for at least 8 hours per day? Yeah, Weckl's got to do it too-- he ain't Dave Grohl sitting pretty on multi-millions....

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