Reckon a drummer can get withdrawal symptoms from not playing?
I haven't played in at least two weeks. I don't know whether i'm going crazy or just haven't been able to de-stress for a while. Sometimes i'd walk down the street and be playing the ol' air drums, even when im not listening to any music. Whats that about? Why do i do that? Its not like im "practicing" as such, its just, maybe the song in my head bypasses the nervous system and its just a massive massive reflex... :| jittering, restlessness and tapping on everything is something i always do, but ive noticed i do it more if i haven't played drums for a while.
Drummers have always been known to never sit still but, i find that it is something to do with them trying to release energy when they've not got access to a kit. That said, it could be argued that its just someone with a lot of energy, as opposed to a drum player. If that makes any sense whatsoever. What're your thoughts on the aspect of "forgetting" or becoming "rusty" in terms of playing if someone hasn't practiced for an extended amount of time? i reckon its just natural for standards to fall if its not kept up. Cadaverous, one of my songs, throughout the first three sections of it, its almost constant double kick, at a fairly high tempo. Its something that really challenges me, sometimes i can do it, sometimes it just fails abysmally. Which is another thing i want to mention, ( the difference between rehearsing and playing live.)
But why is that? Why is it that some days i can just blast the hell out of that song, and others i just cannot get my legs to stop tensing in the way they do?
Live playing as well, sometimes i find that if i haven't gigged for a while, i become rusty on some parts, even though wed have been rehearsing on the same regular space each week. Which brings me round to that same question, does that come in the list of withdrawal symptoms of a musician under haitus? In some aspects its just like riding a bike, in the way of never forgetting the basic idea behind it. I.E. the proper grip, finding the bounce, the reaction of the skin/head, the popular 4/4 time sigs, or simple rudiments, but is that really the case? An old student of mine said when he started lessons was that he knows the basics because he used to play drums in a band before. T his person didnt know how to hold a stick. Now, im not saying he was lying at all, but more so that he proved himself wrong in suggesting that he didnt forget how to play. Of course everyone has their level and varying skills within them, but was he really in rememberance of what he had taught himself over the years?
Please, if anyone has any input or comments please feel free, not just about drums or music but about this blog itself, i could say that it has way too much writing and that im just rambling on and on about shit but, a lil feedback would be ace! chewd@live.co.uk or comment, thankies!
But why is that? Why is it that some days i can just blast the hell out of that song, and others i just cannot get my legs to stop tensing in the way they do?
Live playing as well, sometimes i find that if i haven't gigged for a while, i become rusty on some parts, even though wed have been rehearsing on the same regular space each week. Which brings me round to that same question, does that come in the list of withdrawal symptoms of a musician under haitus? In some aspects its just like riding a bike, in the way of never forgetting the basic idea behind it. I.E. the proper grip, finding the bounce, the reaction of the skin/head, the popular 4/4 time sigs, or simple rudiments, but is that really the case? An old student of mine said when he started lessons was that he knows the basics because he used to play drums in a band before. T his person didnt know how to hold a stick. Now, im not saying he was lying at all, but more so that he proved himself wrong in suggesting that he didnt forget how to play. Of course everyone has their level and varying skills within them, but was he really in rememberance of what he had taught himself over the years?
Please, if anyone has any input or comments please feel free, not just about drums or music but about this blog itself, i could say that it has way too much writing and that im just rambling on and on about shit but, a lil feedback would be ace! chewd@live.co.uk or comment, thankies!
