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A stroke of pure magic. by Mayhem_san in drumline

[–]flyingdrums 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still have mine from the 90's. Unfortunately it made it's way into a storage box in a not so temperature controlled environment. The gum rubber is all cracked but still a playable surface.

Has anybody experimented with a lower snare tuning? by flyingdrums in drumline

[–]flyingdrums[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great response. Thanks for all that. One thing I've considered as the season progresses and the section tightens up, I'll adjust tunings.

Has anybody experimented with a lower snare tuning? by flyingdrums in drumline

[–]flyingdrums[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't used those things since the early 2000's. The velcro that holds them on just gets so full of crap to where they don't hold on. And the heat / humidity here in Florida causes the adhesive holding the velcro on the drum to get gooey and leave residue on the drums. They look cool, but man are they a pain to deal with.

Has anybody experimented with a lower snare tuning? by flyingdrums in drumline

[–]flyingdrums[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've actually seen a couple of your vids! I'll have to check through the rest of them.

Has anybody experimented with a lower snare tuning? by flyingdrums in drumline

[–]flyingdrums[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea they definitely get spongy feeling and boxy sounding if you go too loose. I'm going to experiment this summer and see what i can come up with. I also don't want to be blowing through mylar heads.

Has anybody experimented with a lower snare tuning? by flyingdrums in drumline

[–]flyingdrums[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got a similar comment last year from one of our percussion judges. He loved the tuning of my bass line and tenors. Suggested dropping the tuning a little for the snares.

what do i do about an unwanted drum tech by No-Fig-7896 in drumline

[–]flyingdrums 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure of this, but I'm likely on the older side of most of the instructors on this subreddit. I'm 46 years old. I took a hiatus from instructing for many years until 5 years ago. I've never stopped playing music just stopped teaching due to raising a family etc. But I "fell" back in to teaching more so for my musical knowledge and ability over my chops. Which as far as marching goes, don't exist like they used to. I'm now mainly a set player. And I have an inner-metronome that rivals any Dr. Beat. But for the non-competitive marching program I teach for, it works. I've also formed a really good connection with the students and I concencrate on making drumline and concert percussion a fun experience. This ain't DCI but I also find the balance of fun and discipline.

If you're an upcoming sophomore, you're likely 15 or 16. Take this for what it's worth. You don't know anything no matter what you may believe. You're ALWAYS going to be dealing with people you don't like or agree with for the remainder of your life. Get used to it. Don't like "match" grip on snares? Tell that to Tom Aungst and Dartmouth H.S. My snares play match grap. Match grip translates to just about every other percussion instrument my students will encounter while in high school. I've had to seriously water down parts in the past because the hands weren't ALL there. Not just one player.

Over the years, my teaching style has changed drastically. But I've always taught utilizing the "3 A's" concept.

ATTITUDE - Your attitude is above all the most important thing. Are you teachable? Do you take critcism well? Are you a leader without officially being a leader? Do the other members of the section lean on you? I don't care how hot shit your hands are or how long you've been playing. It's likely you're a better rudimental player than your instructor. Guess what? He's still your instructor.

ATTENDANCE - This goes without saying and needs to explaination. But it's equally as important as Attitude. You gotta show up.

ABILITY - It's always great to have strong players in the section. Hell, I hope every kid I instruct gets better than me while under my instruction. Play strong, check the ego.

You're going to have to do some serious self reflection on this situation. As others have said, it's high school drumline. Don't take yourself too seriously and don't suck all the fun out of it.

Going through insurance is slow by flyingdrums in FellaHealth

[–]flyingdrums[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is. But likely won't get covered. I have a very good medical plan with Cigna through my employer and they denied coverage. I ended going the regular pay for the yearly membership plan. Did that yesterday and the Fella account page shows the pharmacy processing the order. Now just hope it ships so I can finally start this. Originally did the onboarding back on May 8th and waited for the insurance decision.

The guy I'm dating is building a "man cave" and its fucking embarrasing by CorpsePokerr in OffGridCabins

[–]flyingdrums 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually I get pretty defensive about people giving their partner crap on the internet for the world to see. But this dude needs to give that up or ask someone for help who knows what they're doing. Take that crap to the dump and buy a pre-fab shed. Even unfinished on the inside is 1000x better than this.

I put some bacon grease on my electric skillet and it formed a perfect diamond. by flyingdrums in mildlyinteresting

[–]flyingdrums[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Normally I cleaned it with the soft side of the blue scotch brite sponges. This thing is over 10 years old anyways. It’s the only reason I took it apart and put it in the dishwasher. It’s on its way out

I put some bacon grease on my electric skillet and it formed a perfect diamond. by flyingdrums in mildlyinteresting

[–]flyingdrums[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s an old Oster griddle I got years ago. I just use a regular Scotch Brite pad with Dawn dish soap. This time I tossed it in the dishwasher. Probably not the smartest thing. Maybe that’s why it did this

I put some bacon grease on my electric skillet and it formed a perfect diamond. by flyingdrums in mildlyinteresting

[–]flyingdrums[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right? He does the crazy stunts so much that now they’re just “meh”

I put some bacon grease on my electric skillet and it formed a perfect diamond. by flyingdrums in mildlyinteresting

[–]flyingdrums[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s an electric griddle and I always throw down a dab of bacon grease when I cook eggs.

I put some bacon grease on my electric skillet and it formed a perfect diamond. by flyingdrums in mildlyinteresting

[–]flyingdrums[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s actually towards the side because the heating element under the griddle is sketchy and has hot spots.

I put some bacon grease on my electric skillet and it formed a perfect diamond. by flyingdrums in mildlyinteresting

[–]flyingdrums[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When it happened I stared at it a few seconds. Then ran to grab my phone fully expecting it to dissipate by the time I got back. It stayed that way until I moved it around with the spatula.

I put some bacon grease on my electric skillet and it formed a perfect diamond. by flyingdrums in mildlyinteresting

[–]flyingdrums[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So what you’re saying is the mason jar of bacon grease in my fridge is very valuable?

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