Hey groovy friends! I'm going to use this section of the site to blog about my daily practice sessions and all things music progress related. I hope you'll stop in to check things out! And please feel free to send me a message with any questions or comments.
Hey groovy friends! Today was not what I planned. Got a text around noon that a good friend of mine is sick and needs a sub tonight. Always happy to help if I can so now my plans for the day have been decided for me.
Started listening to the tunes immediately... lots of original music that i haven't played previously and i want to make sure I'm prepared. Subbing is a whole different thing than being the "regular". I take pride in making sure I'm comfortable and able to play the tunes at a high level and not be a distraction to the other players.
So my afternoon I went down to my studio and started digging in! 2 hours went by like nothing! Was great to have something like this to dig in on and find heavy focus.
And then there's the matter of selecting the correct drums which need to be tuned for the music and the room. All good things to think about. So I arrived at the club nice and early, got a fantastic parking space(no easy feat), and I'm setup, tuned, and ready to go. Took a little walk around town to get the blood flowing and now it's time to go hit it! 🥁
Hey groovy friends! First and foremost, I love this instrument. Ever since it was introduced to me in college a million years ago I was drawn to it. Having the chance to study and learn some difficult literature under Dr Chris Hanning was certainly a treat. The trouble is once I graduated I no longer had access to an instrument and certainly couldn't afford to own one. Finally about 4 years ago I think, I decided enough is enough and went into debt to get one. This is a 5 octave Malletech MTECH which has padouk wood bars (about half the price of rosewood). It's both amazing and frustrating to have this in my house... it's amazing because of my love of the instrument, but frustrating because I'm unable to put in the consistent hours that I had in college to actually sound good and learn difficult literature.
But alas, I still enjoy getting behind this beast even if it's not my best. I happily spent 1.5 hours tonight and worked on a Bach cello suite and also a beautiful piece called Land. Hoping to map out a timeline to get Land sounding pretty good soon. Just need to find balance of my time between life, drum set, and marimba. It's possible, but gotta be organized and disciplined.
Today was a good session... hoping for more like this to make improvements quickly. 🎵