ISSUE #43 \__\__\___THE____/__/__/ Jul 5, 2000 _____________TEMPO DISPATCH _____________ Newsletter For Drummers and Drumming Enthusiasts Copyright Bill Powelson 2000 all rights reserved. ____________'IT'S ALL ABOUT DRUMS'__________ Tips * Tricks * Hints * Ads * Freebies * Lessons * _________NOW 3,200+ SUBSCRIBERS!___________ TABLE OF CONTENTS: What is in this issue? 1. Feature Article: The #1 Secret to "Feeling the Groove" 2. Advertisements: (Look for the hidden surprise in ad #6.) 3. Drum Instructors Wanted! 4. Hidden Website News (For paid members) 5. Humor? "Fun Things to do at Wal-Mart . . ." FREE DRUMMERS NEWSLETTER 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. ______________________________________ |__________FEATURE ARTICLE___________| "Feeling the Groove" * How do we drummers develop a deeper sensitivity for tempo and timing? * How do we master absolute coordination and control over each limb? * What is the secret to mastering limb Independence? * What is the most effective way to perfect our rolls and fills? * What should a student drummer do to improve personal endurance levels and acquire extreme speeds with both hands and feet? THE ANSWER FOR EACH QUESTION (ABOVE) IS THE SAME: Find the 'groove' and . . . 1. JAM! 2. JAM! 3. JAM! 4. JAM! 5. JAM! PLEASE HANG WITH ME AS I EXPLAIN THIS VALUABLE POINT . . . We are talking about an often-overlooked BIG SECRET that will eventually lead to TOTAL MASTERY over all your drumming techniques! HERE IT IS . . . Try doing 3 and 4 hour jams (with recordings) . . . * Two songs a day just won't cut it! * Ten songs a day won't cut it! * Twenty songs? That's a start. * Forty songs? Yes! FIND THE GROOVE! A 'thing' should happen sometime after the 1st hour or two of continuos playing. The mind and limbs will all begin to work in concert with each other. YOU'LL FEEL IT! Your sense of time will become more pronounced and you'll begin functioning like a well-oiled machine. At that point . . . your individual IMAGINATION & CREATIVITY will also begin to kick-in, from deep within the sub-conscious-level, and . . . the ARTIST within you will begin to surface. We, in the business call it a 'groove' . . . where we suddenly begin to feel the tempos MUCH MORE INTENSELY as our PLAYING session continues . . . . It's the prime reason most bands sound best as the gig continues into the 3rd or 4th set. The 2nd or 3rd hour is when the REAL creativity and FUN begins. There's nothing like it, once you've experienced it. From that point on, you'll become addicted to longer PLAYING sessions. I promise! We always tend to find the time to do the things we love doing . . . and these LONG PLAYING SESSIONS will help you discover a brand-new LOVE for playing. As an experiment . . . TRY ONE OR TWO VERY LONG PLAYING SESSION THIS month, rather than several short, sessions. Also, please notice I've used the word 'PLAYING', here. I didn't say the ugly word 'WORK' and I didn't say that evil word 'PRACTICE'. I said 'PLAY' as it might be associated with the word 'FUN'! WHERE TO BEGIN: After mastering the BASIC DANCE BEATS as they are described in the early FREE lessons of this course . . . you should begin playing along with any and all recorded music almost immediately. It's a habit you should consistently cultivate even when you are away from your drums. Anytime you hear a song playing, ANALYZE IT. PLAY IT! Place that song into one of the BEAT CATEGORIES and begin tapping-along, in-time with the drummer on the recording. No matter where you are . . . Tap on your steering wheel, your desk . . . ANYTHING! YOU NEEDN'T TRY TO MIMIC THE RECORDED DRUMMER, EXACTLY. Just stay in-time . . . add your own touch to the music and PLAY! As you do this routinely WHILE AWAY FROM THE DRUMS, your REAL jams behind the kit will take on new life. You'll get into the music and feel the groove much sooner. You'll have so much fun, that the hours will just slip away . . . CHOOSE SONGS THAT ARE RIGHT FOR YOUR LEVEL OF ABILITY, AT FIRST . . . I strongly recommend medium-to-slow tempo music for beginning students. In the beginning you'll need music with 'DOMINATE BUT SIMPLE' drum parts. STAY AWAY FROM THRASHING UP-TEMPO, COMPLEX MUSIC IN THE EARLY STAGES . . . Yes . . . I know that many of you younger students are addicted to the thrashing, fast-paced 'Punk' and 'Metal' styles . . . That's fine . . . if you can keep up! But, if your speed hasn't developed to those extreme levels yet . . . you should look for, and play along with slower to medium styles of music, in the early stages. Your speed, endurance and 'feel' for the groove will improve a little with each new song you play successfully and you'll slowly GROW into the faster styles (maybe by the end of one or two very long playing sessions. If you are simply 'thrashing' out-of-time . . . you are wasting effort. It isn't productive. Slow down! Play ONLY the songs you can 'feel' with certainty. It's extremely important that we stay in-time. It's our main function in any band. If we aren't in-time with the music, the drumset becomes nothing more than a glorified Halloween noise-maker. Your feel for the BACKBEAT (See TD #16) will increase a little with each new song you play, as will your speed and coordination. After awhile, you'll be able to GROW into the much more difficult, harder, faster, music styles. It may take several months to 'prepare' yourself for some of the KILLER, fast music you love. This is normal!! :>) Just be patient and have fun every step of the way. Paid students should check out the following lessons online at the hidden website . . . * TD #16 . . . Feeling the Backbeat (TD Archives) * TD #24 . . . Playing Perfect Fills: ALL MYSTERIES SOLVED! (TD Archives) * Also study, "Rudiments, Fills and Rolls, PARTS I & II". To be found on the Main Menu as you log into the hidden site. Both of these lesson groups are html lessons . . . Study the entire series, AFTER READING TD #24 . . . EXPERIMENT WITH IMPROVISED FILLS AS YOU JAM WITH YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC. Yes . . . you can try to imitate the drummer on the recording if you wish . . . or you may play something totally different if you prefer. The important thing is that you should maintain tempo, 'feel the groove' and resume 'in-time' with the beat of the music, after playing your roll or fill. The bass drum is crucial for MASTERING FILLS. It takes awhile (maybe a month or two) to master this. Be patient & have fun jamming. The foot control will occur gradually . . . (See TD #24) In this business . . . we need to have a few train-wrecks in mid song, before the smoother flow will begin to happen. Just keep trying and soon you'll be connecting in-time, everytime. (TD #24 goes into detail on all this.) Crash helmets and safety-belts are recommended, haha. You are going to make mistakes! When they occur . . . simply listen closer to the drummer on the recording and resume playing along in-time with the song, asap. Go for it! Jam with recordings for hours at a time. GET INTO THE GROOVE AND FEEL IT. You'll notice how the hours will simply slip away as you jam and have fun with your favorite recorded music. This is where the true pros are born. Co-ordination, Independence, tempo-sensitivity, endurance and creativity will all improve as a result . . . without boring practice pads and stale exercises. It is possible to DISCOVER half the rudiments this way . . . without ever looking at a rudiment chart. You'll also begin to learn new beat patterns at a much faster rate this way too. Rudiments and beats make a lot more sense when you hear them in a song. DO DISCOVER THE FUN, and the small stuff will take care of itself. 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