Hi everyone,
I'm an amateur drummer playing for my church.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-09EH_JX-k&list=UUcKRpLzPGDTn7Uk54BC1wAw
I feel my playing doesn't have punch/dynamics - the way that I hit the cymbals and all parts of drums appear rather 'dead'.
I tried analysing how the great drummers like Dave Weckl, Bernard Purdie, Jeff Porcaro, etc, play, but still not sure how to go about solving this. Should my movements be bigger and I hit harder, in order to make it appear more lively and dynamic, resulting in better groove/pocket?
Hope someone can enlighten me. Thanks.
I'm an amateur drummer playing for my church.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-09EH_JX-k&list=UUcKRpLzPGDTn7Uk54BC1wAw
I feel my playing doesn't have punch/dynamics - the way that I hit the cymbals and all parts of drums appear rather 'dead'.
I tried analysing how the great drummers like Dave Weckl, Bernard Purdie, Jeff Porcaro, etc, play, but still not sure how to go about solving this. Should my movements be bigger and I hit harder, in order to make it appear more lively and dynamic, resulting in better groove/pocket?
Hope someone can enlighten me. Thanks.