connecting the practice of technique with the art of the craft
Morning reading: Indirect Procedures, by Pedro de Alcantara, Chapter 14-Aesthetic Judgement Snare drum Warmup – Improvised starting with flam rudiments, and […]
discipline
Morning reading – Indirect Procedures, by Pedro de Alcantara (re: Alexander Technique) Chapter 13: Technique Snare drum Warmup – improvised in Lt. […]
officially back to work…
Today is my first day back to teaching after a semester (and summer) sabbatical. The day I finished teaching last fall was […]
just another day in paradise
Snare Drum Warmup – 8s, stick control with clave accents, metronome at 100bpm Played thru Surface Drifts RH/LH rhythms on snare, metronome […]
going back to work… trying to get a few minutes to practice today!!
Snare drum Warmup – 8s, stick control triplet-style Played thru RH/LH rhythm of Surface Drifts on snare drum… not as easy to […]
keeping it simple – day two
I decided to take a day off practicing yesterday. I needed a mental break, and my left wrist was a little swollen/bruised/tender…I […]
right is left, left is right
Snare drum A few days ago I rearranged a mirror in my practice room at home to a space next to my […]
keeping it simple
Snare drum Warmup/technique – 8s, stick control 16s at 116bpm; controlled bounces 2, 3, 4 into rolls at 71bpm. Sightread Les Parks […]
setting goals…
My goals for the day are to work through all of Rip Tide, and to get four-mallets in hands for at least […]
august 19, 2017
Snare Drum Warmup/technique – 8s, 16/32nds, stick control 1-8 no accents, 16th-note triplets with various accents – metronome at 97bpm Sightreading – […]
just another day
Snare Drum Warmup/technique – singles/8s/8-16s/doubles, metronome on at 83bpm-playing triplet based rhythms, shifting between fingers and wrist as the primary motivator Sightreading […]
what’s going on?!
Well, it has been a few weeks since I’ve posted my practice. I have been intermittently practicing between last minute summer travels, […]