Skwerly
Senior Member
Okay, to some of you veterans, or maybe to some of you who play quieter music or have had really good lessons, this may sound weird, but I’ve decided to ask anyhow.
My band plays louder, slightly more aggressive music (Rage, Disturbed, Tool kinda thing) and I find that I get excited and want to make things louder, so I play harder which causes me to grip the sticks harder, and before long it has all added up and because I’ve had a death grip on the sticks my speed is greatly reduced, my hands sometimes cramp and I get sweaty haha.
I’m not new to this game, either, having drummed since ’94. My question is: How do you relax when at a gig enough to just play softer? Sometimes I guess I get it in my head that the folks can’t hear me if I’m not pounding like Animal from the Muppets. I see tons and tons of folks on the internet and it looks like they are just tapping the things, yet I can still hear them. Either I suck really, really bad or they are hitting the drums harder than it looks. Either way, what gives? If they ARE hitting them hard, how do THEY keep up speed and all that?
Seriously thinking about lessons...
My band plays louder, slightly more aggressive music (Rage, Disturbed, Tool kinda thing) and I find that I get excited and want to make things louder, so I play harder which causes me to grip the sticks harder, and before long it has all added up and because I’ve had a death grip on the sticks my speed is greatly reduced, my hands sometimes cramp and I get sweaty haha.
I’m not new to this game, either, having drummed since ’94. My question is: How do you relax when at a gig enough to just play softer? Sometimes I guess I get it in my head that the folks can’t hear me if I’m not pounding like Animal from the Muppets. I see tons and tons of folks on the internet and it looks like they are just tapping the things, yet I can still hear them. Either I suck really, really bad or they are hitting the drums harder than it looks. Either way, what gives? If they ARE hitting them hard, how do THEY keep up speed and all that?
Seriously thinking about lessons...