So what do you think? Do you play the song and obtain the skills, or do you obtain the skills and play the song?
I received a Led Zep Bonham transcription book (Drum Techniques of Led Zeppelin) for Christmas and have been banging my head trying to play some of my favorite tunes. So much fun and great inspiration this book. Problem is, I haven't been able to get my right foot up to speed to actually tackle some of these challenging speeds. Even Immigrant Song at q=112 is just too much with the double BD hits. I worked my way up over the past month to 105, but I have hit a wall and making zero progress. Those last 7 bpm are killing me. And the BD trips in Good Times Bad Times at 95 are also out of my reach. But I'm trying as I go slowly up the metronome.
Certainly all of you have been at this or some level where you didn't have the skills to do the job. What did you do? What do you do now?
I found Jason's exercise http://jasonhorsler.tripod.com/id83.html
Should I just keep moving notch by notch up the metronome? Or, would you experienced players/teachers suggest the triplet/double exercises and then return to play the song, after I have the skills? Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? Thanks. Joey
I received a Led Zep Bonham transcription book (Drum Techniques of Led Zeppelin) for Christmas and have been banging my head trying to play some of my favorite tunes. So much fun and great inspiration this book. Problem is, I haven't been able to get my right foot up to speed to actually tackle some of these challenging speeds. Even Immigrant Song at q=112 is just too much with the double BD hits. I worked my way up over the past month to 105, but I have hit a wall and making zero progress. Those last 7 bpm are killing me. And the BD trips in Good Times Bad Times at 95 are also out of my reach. But I'm trying as I go slowly up the metronome.
Certainly all of you have been at this or some level where you didn't have the skills to do the job. What did you do? What do you do now?
I found Jason's exercise http://jasonhorsler.tripod.com/id83.html
Should I just keep moving notch by notch up the metronome? Or, would you experienced players/teachers suggest the triplet/double exercises and then return to play the song, after I have the skills? Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? Thanks. Joey
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