ISSUE #38 \__\__\___THE____/__/__/ Feb 5, 2000 _____________TEMPO DISPATCH _____________ Newsletter For Drummers and Drumming Enthusiasts Copyright Bill Powelson 1999 all rights reserved. ____________'IT'S ALL ABOUT DRUMS'__________ Tips * Tricks * Hints * Ads * Freebies * Lessons * _________NOW 2,500+ SUBSCRIBERS!___________ THIS NEWSLETTER IS TOTALLY FREE From:  Bill Powelson's HOMESTUDY INSTITUTE OF DRUMS On The Web * Where Beginners Learn FREE http://www.studydrums.com/drummers/bphome01.html E-MAIL: drums01@att.net _____________________________________________ Removal Instructions For instant REMOVAL, simply hit reply and type REMOVE on the subject line. _____________________________________________     Assembling a new drumset out of the box.             FREE E-BOOK           * SPECIAL GIFT *             VIA E-MAIL: Ask for this Free E-book, in a note to:          _______________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS: What is in this issue? 1. Feature Article:      Warm-Ups & Practice Rituals 2. Advertisements 3. Drum Instructors Wanted! 4. Hidden Website News (For paid members) 5. Humor ______________________________________ |__________FEATURE ARTICLE___________|     Students often write, asking for advice on how to warm-up . . .  and various other practice rituals.   THIS WORKS FOR ME . . .     Warming up with 15 to 20 minutes of improvised solos is a good way to start your practice session.  Remember too that an improvised solo is just that!  It's yours!  Make it up as you go!      Then, follow your solo with another 30 minutes to an hour of jamming with recorded music (hopefully longer.)     I like to see students go with LONG practice sessions . . . and maybe LESS SESSIONS per week. Something happens AFTER that 1st hour of practice. The limbs and mind begin to work as a team . . . a groove sets in . . . the fun rarely begins with the first 30 minutes of practice.  It takes longer than that to get the creativity flowing . . .     I've noticed over the years . . . out on the gigs . . . it's the same way.  The first set is usually dead.  It's hard to play your best during that 1st hour.  Things don't really start to cook until after the second set.     Usually, by the 3rd set . . . EVERYTHING will begin to function like a well oiled machine.    So . . . if you haven't experienced the thrills of a 4-hour practice session . . . maybe it should be on your list of things to do.    Creativity *IS* the FUN factor . . . without it we may miss the real fruits of our practice.  And, creativity is an illusive little devil . . . It's hard to tap into it on command.  Creativity tends to enter the equation on it's own sweet terms . . . when it's ready . . . and when the time is right.      Long practice sessions tend to insure that sometime within the session . . . the juices will really begin to flow . . . we'll 'feel' the dynamics, the tempo and the music with more intensity.  This leads to increased individual, spontaneous improvisation . . . and MORE FUN.  We'll achieve those high-points . . . where it's common to play ideas that seem to come from somewhere else . . . This is where (and when) the BIG new discoveries and pro-polish usually will begin to occur within our own personal style.     Be sure to follow my prescription for improvising original solos too.  This can do more for your coordination than all the rudimental studies in the world. RUDIMENTS ARE IMPORTANT, TOO . . .     Do the rudiments (boring practice) ON A PILLOW, during otherwise wasted moments while watching tv or doing other mundane tasks.  Then . . . when you get on the kit . . . you'll be ready to jam.    I hope this helps!  :>) _____________________________________________________ ORDER MY COMPLETE, 70+ LESSON, ONLINE DRUMMING COURSE, FOR ONLY $49 (In US funds) To order now, with your credit card, from anywhere in the World . . . go here: https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html ................................................. MESSAGE FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS . . . The credit card companies will perform any necessary currency conversions automatically. BUT . . . IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE CURRENCY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US DOLLARS AND ANY OTHER COUNTRY . . . Check the currency exchange rates, by visiting Xenon Labs The Universal Currency Converter(tm) TO USE IT . . . 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