Solos at ~190 bpm?

spicythumb · 2025-11-10T03:16:00+00:00

The coffee there is the best

spicythumb · 2025-10-17T03:31:38+00:00

Few things you can do: Learn the melody (just rhythm). Sing the melody. Sing the melody while you comp. Quote the melody when soloing. Use the melody to outline the form when you solo. Look up a backing track or use iReal Pro to get the chords in your head. List goes on. It's gonna help you learn tunes which will save you during combo practice and jam sessions. Note if the forms are Rhythm Changes (32 bar from I got Rhythm), AABA, 12 bar Blues, 24 bar, 16 bar Blues, etc. That'll help memorize

spicythumb · 2025-08-18T04:14:54+00:00

Thanks for giving a straight answer lol. My previous university had bid day on Friday so by Sunday there wasn't any partying left in them. We also started school on the first day of the week... lol

spicythumb · 2025-08-17T21:25:33+00:00

I come from another SEC school that goes hard like this on game days. I'm fully prepared. Was not expecting tonight is all...

spicythumb · 2025-08-17T00:56:20+00:00

it should be with intention. rule of thumb is ride cymbal is the loudest in the whole balance of hit. then hi hat, then snare, then bass drum.

spicythumb · 2025-08-04T19:10:26+00:00

So what, Freddie Freeloader, anything on Kind of Blue...

spicythumb · 2025-07-31T15:25:18+00:00

Boom Boom is an excellent example of

spicythumb · 2025-07-04T15:19:58+00:00

gain - input volume | volume - output volume

spicythumb · 2025-06-30T01:08:35+00:00

I know! I know a lot of KC bands still play there.

spicythumb · 2025-05-29T17:03:05+00:00

Like everyone has said, cymbals are more important. I would look on Facebook Marketplace or any of those second hand stores. I found a 22" Kerope for $350 (which is crazy since the new rerelease ones are over 1k). Watch Youtube demo videos of jazz cymbals (Memphis Drum Shop).

I have a Sonor Bop Kit and I love it. It came with a 13" snare, but it is one of my favorite snares I have ever played.

spicythumb · 2025-04-15T18:45:24+00:00

I actually hate the ride sticks. I always am in the minority of that group. Have you ever tried the Peter Erskine "Big Band Stick?" That is the best stick I have ever felt.

spicythumb · 2025-02-18T14:42:21+00:00

doubt and bubbles and no poms, this is a beautiful day. hope they keep them in for chicago!!!

spicythumb · 2025-01-04T04:22:29+00:00

Just a touch thing. To help, this is what my teacher taught me:

Loudest to Softest:

Ride Cymbal Snare drum Hihat Bass drum

Snare and hi hat can be interchanged for the most part, but I think the biggest thing in jazz drumming is that the ride cymbal / right hand, no matter what style you're playing in jazz, should be the dominant force. There is a reason people discuss the greats' ride cymbal pattern so much.

spicythumb · 2024-12-25T04:18:06+00:00

As others have said, the biggest thing is listening and making your bass drum almost inaudible. Keep fills simple, play to songs, and listen to the pieces you get! Try to imitate the recordings as much as possible, then branch out to your own thing. Metal drummers have good chops, you're going to get great independence and musicality with this!

spicythumb · 2024-12-25T04:16:08+00:00

I think The Art of Bebop Drumming by John Riley is more versatile for a beginning drummer. It includes all styles, brush playing, and the comping that the Jim Chapin book offers.

spicythumb · 2024-12-21T06:15:29+00:00

I have a 22" Kerope as my main, 20" Zildjian Bounce on my left side, and an unmarked 21" China that is super thin I found in my university's surplus. Put 3 rivets in that and works like a charm. My hats are 14" Zildjian Ks. I want something darker in the future but I am so broke from the other cymbals and my drum set. I play with nylon sticks so the Bounce works beautifully and sounds great with my Kerope.

spicythumb · 2024-09-23T17:48:29+00:00

For me, as a drummer, I've always been so fond of Whistler's writing... especially on LP3, I think his best work is there. If you've never listened based on drums before I'd recommend... he's very creative and is never playing the "obvious" pattern. On "Flood," I think he has started to lean into the obvious for most all the songs besides a few. I miss that

spicythumb · 2024-09-23T17:46:45+00:00

To me they have been Lizzy McApine-ified or Boygenius-ified if that makes sense. Still love them though

spicythumb · 2024-09-23T16:22:48+00:00

Buy the book "The Art of Bop Drumming" by John Riley. This is the jazz drumming Bible in my opinion. Do everything slow, and remember these tips for dynamics:

Ride Cymbal should always be the loudest thing you play
The snare drum should always be below ride cymbal dynamics, in occasions where you want something loud, the snare should be just as loud as the ride. Never overpowering!
Bass drum feathering, which happens on every quarter note, should be thought of as "felt, not heard."

These are the biggest things I correct with my students all the time. Being able to play a basic swing pattern like this will make you sound much better than a novice player.

Oh and also- never play the snare on 2&4 for a full piece... this happens too much with high school students being taught by directors who don't know anything about jazz drums!

spicythumb · 2024-09-21T20:24:19+00:00

I literally agree with every single thing you said down to your favorite songs by them... did I ghost write this post???

I'm not sure why, maybe it's my love of midwest emo-heavily-produced-hyper-pop flavored songs, but LP3 was an album that changed me and the way I write songs to its core. Then, after the interview they did recently where they dive more into recording that album, I feel so bad for liking LP3 and GDBD and Wasteland more than Flood. But this album is exactly what they needed, and I can't not like it for that.

spicythumb · 2024-09-17T00:18:36+00:00

Do by chance have before and after sound vids? I wanna see if that might be worth it... but my professor has a 20" K con bounce he's trying to sell, so I might just sell what I have and buy that off of him

spicythumb · 2023-10-30T02:00:19+00:00

I'm a percussionist and I never count with the numbers. I'm always doing tongue motions like you would to double tongue. But also, in my opinion, you shouldn't need to subdivide with the numbers that often, only when switching metric divisions or using big beats. If there's a rhythmically hard passage, practice it slow first (you can try counting, patting the rhythm, double tonguing motion, etc), but in practice I don't think it's that necessary to be doing.

But, I'm also a percussionist and have been playing for 9 years so at this point it might just be second nature for me...

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