Talismanis
Senior Member
I'm joining the Army (going into CAMUS aka Corp of Army Music aka the guys who march around infront of Buckingham with big hats and play in tattoos aka i-get-to-play-drums-on-a-regular-salary-with-a-pension-woo-go-me), and my phase 1 begins in October.
Phase 1 consists of 3 1/2 months of pure military training, and while I genuinely do love crawling through mud in the rain in camouflage, I love playing drums more. I probably won't be able to get any practice done although I'm going to try and sneak in a practice pad and a little practice kick pad to try and keep my chops up if I get any spare time. After the phase 1 I'll go to Kneller Hall which is basically a music college, and I'll be able to practice a lot more.
My question is, have any of you had to go through extremely long periods of time without practicing, and if so, what kind of damage has it done to your chops and groove? Was it easy to get them back or did you find yourself seriously setback afterwards?
Thanks a lot!
Phase 1 consists of 3 1/2 months of pure military training, and while I genuinely do love crawling through mud in the rain in camouflage, I love playing drums more. I probably won't be able to get any practice done although I'm going to try and sneak in a practice pad and a little practice kick pad to try and keep my chops up if I get any spare time. After the phase 1 I'll go to Kneller Hall which is basically a music college, and I'll be able to practice a lot more.
My question is, have any of you had to go through extremely long periods of time without practicing, and if so, what kind of damage has it done to your chops and groove? Was it easy to get them back or did you find yourself seriously setback afterwards?
Thanks a lot!