Hi! I've been playing drums for 13 years now and for the last 3 years my timekeeping has really taken a turn for the worse.
I can stay in the pocket for maybe 2 or 3 bars before the tempo is either rushing or dragging. It dosen't matter if i'm playing by myself, on rehearsals or on stage. The only thing spinning around in my head when I start a groove is if the tempo fluctuates or not. It's like a mental state that can't stop analyzing.
This led me to stop playing fills completely and I began practicing with a click track that goes silent for several bars( 8 bars with click and 8 without for example) but it seems to have made it even more detrimental to my inner clock.
Prior to that i've always been practicing with a metronome and for the last year I even bring it up on stage.
I can't help feeling like a impotent drummer when I'm dependent on a machine to keep time for me.
Any tips on how I can break this pocket blocking curse? Feel free to correct my terrible grammar btw I hope it's understandable enough.
I can stay in the pocket for maybe 2 or 3 bars before the tempo is either rushing or dragging. It dosen't matter if i'm playing by myself, on rehearsals or on stage. The only thing spinning around in my head when I start a groove is if the tempo fluctuates or not. It's like a mental state that can't stop analyzing.
This led me to stop playing fills completely and I began practicing with a click track that goes silent for several bars( 8 bars with click and 8 without for example) but it seems to have made it even more detrimental to my inner clock.
Prior to that i've always been practicing with a metronome and for the last year I even bring it up on stage.
I can't help feeling like a impotent drummer when I'm dependent on a machine to keep time for me.
Any tips on how I can break this pocket blocking curse? Feel free to correct my terrible grammar btw I hope it's understandable enough.